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[WideBrownLand]

I think the myrmecia is M. urens

Yes, I got told it is in the Urens-group of Bull Ants, complex Myrmecia urens. I have a few different M. urens in that group that have different colouring and from different parts of the country. I don't know enough about ants to know what that means. 

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

My newest member!

 

 

I did my best to make it look good

[cooIboyJ]

This is my Crematogaster sp. queen:

[Stubyvast]

As I just got my macro lens, here's some awesome pics I got (some of these aren't ants, but still insects)! These are the highlight images of today, and I'll be refining my skill over time.

 

This ant (I believe Formica Pacifica) is always here for some reason. I believe it's farming mealybugs or something!

 

An awesome, colourful picture of an isopod.

 

Bees are great. Bumblebees are greater.

 

Some more pics of f. pacifica.

 

Will definitely post more of these in the future! 

[eea]

My colony's deformed worker 

 

 

[kalimant]

Pheidole megacephala facing off with Pheidole parva

 

 

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Edited by kalimant, August 31 2024 - 8:12 AM.

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

I like how they are just staring at each other, also the pic is great

[kalimant]

I like how they are just staring at each other, also the pic is great

 

Thanks. The reason for the staring is that the smaller Pheidole had amassed lines of soldiers to block the P. megacephala from their nest.

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[Stubyvast]

Wow look at that! Reminds me distinctly of two lines of soldiers rigidly holding formation against the onslaught of the enemy. Each species ready to die for its colony. You can almost hear the shouts of "Hold the line! Hooollld the line!" from the p. parva. So cool! 

(Makes me wish I lived further south, for some reason I can't find pheidole anywhere around here)

[kalimant]

Pheidole parva soldiers swarm intruding Pheidole obscurithorax soldier. Note the dead and multilated P. parva around.

 

 

https://keyapa.com/p...big-girls-play/

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Edited by kalimant, September 10 2024 - 6:08 AM.

[Leo]

Two smaller species of ants I often encounter while anting:

 

 

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Commonly encountered and a widespread tramp species. Very opportunistic nester. Gives off a strange smell when crushed.

 

 

 

Nylanderia sp

Less commonly encountered, but also opportunistic as a nester. This colony was found nesting in rotting leaves, though it may have been a satellite nest as there were no queens around.

Edited by Leo, September 10 2024 - 5:01 PM.

[Stubyvast]

Some more pics of ants and stuff. 

 

 

 

Some more Formica pacifica workers tending to mealybugs of some sort. Man these guys love the plum tree they're on.

 

 

Whatever this thing is, it's not a turd. I saw another like it, exactly the same on another leaf. Maybe a cocoon of some sort?

 

 

A very cold leatherjacket that didn't move when I went in to take a picture of it. Awesome!

 

 

 

Some nice pictures of garden spiders. Stunning colouring, especially at early morning when I took this photo. 

 

Hope y'all liked 'em! Let me know if you have any photography tips or anything like that.

[eea]

Took pictures of this larva in the middle of pupating, I have a video with a better angle but i'm not sure how to upload it onto here.

Edited by eea, September 14 2024 - 3:01 PM.