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Posted September 25 2024 - 9:02 AM
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Nice photos!
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Posted September 25 2024 - 1:41 PM
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Acanthomyrmex thailandensis major
Acanthomyrmex is such a weird little genus. I like them because of the dimorphism, just like in my fav genus, Pheidole.
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Posted September 25 2024 - 1:45 PM
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Pheidole bilimeki soldier with cookie bait.
Have no idea whether my ID is correct at this point, but found these cute little critters in a town's downtown in central FL.
https://keyapa.com/p...orangey-townie/
The soldiers are somewhat timid, but were adept at being able to handle a Pheidole obscurithorax minor that was too inquisitive about the bait I had used to find them
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Posted October 10 2024 - 7:33 PM
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Huge Solenopsis invicta striding past the dead bodies of Pheidole megacephala killed by its brethren. Note the size of the P. megacephala soldier to its right for comparison.
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Posted November 13 2024 - 6:42 AM
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Pheidole megacephala minor worker confronting Pheidole obscurithorax soldiers
https://keyapa.com/p...-confrontation/
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Posted November 13 2024 - 9:04 AM
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Pheidole megacephala minor worker confronting Pheidole obscurithorax soldiers
Wow, she does not know what is coming because looking at the Pheidole obscurithorax majors’ mandibles, they are a predatory species specializing in killing live prey / ants
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1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 15+ workers with 4 pupa (Idk why they still have)
1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 5+ workers with host brood
1x Ponera pennsylvanica, just queen
As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me
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Posted November 13 2024 - 8:32 PM
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Pheidole megacephala minor worker confronting Pheidole obscurithorax soldiers
Wow, she does not know what is coming because looking at the Pheidole obscurithorax majors’ mandibles, they are a predatory species specializing in killing live prey / ants
Actually, the aggressors in this case are the P. megacephala. Although each individual P. obscurithorax soldier is significantly stronger than even the P. megacephala soldiers, the numbers are on the side of the latter. I expect the larger species to abscond from their nest in the next few days as this P. megacephala node is very large and is expanding.
This P. obscurithorax soldier got mobbed by P. megacephala minors, but later managed to extricate itself. The soldiers are seriously strong.
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