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The Dragon Ant (New Species)

Started By thosaka , Mar 22 2017 7:17 PM

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#1 Offline thosaka - Posted March 22 2017 - 7:17 PM

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If you're bored and would like to kill some time and look at new species.

 

Here are some new species discovered in 2016, one scientists refer to as "dragon ants:"

 

https://www.rt.com/v...es-new-dragons/

 

Here's another species that came out of a frog's belly:

 

http://news.national...ts-new-species/

 

These ants are really sharp looking.


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#2 Offline nurbs - Posted March 22 2017 - 8:03 PM

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That's so cool. Wish they lived here in LA.


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Unidentified Myrmecocystus

https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/

 

Undescribed "Modoc"

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Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:

https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 
Camponotus us-ca02
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Unidentified Formica

https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
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#3 Offline XZero38 - Posted March 23 2017 - 5:51 AM

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Those dragon ants are pretty awesome looking, to bad they arent here in the states. :(


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My Current Colonies:

 

Tetramorium Sp. E. 

 

Myrmecocystus Mimicus

 

Pogonomyrmex Occidentalis

 

Formica Argentea

 

Solenopsis Molesta

#4 Offline thosaka - Posted March 23 2017 - 6:14 AM

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Those dragon ants are pretty awesome looking, to bad they arent here in the states. :(


Maybe we can change that... lol
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