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[VoidElecent]

Hello everyone,

 

Thank you all so much for taking part in my previous quiz. I created it for you guys to test how much you really know about ants, and it seems like lots of you have made the most out of it and tried your hardest to get a good score! I'm very pleased with how it went; the scores weren't staggering, but they were consistent! So far, 35 people have taken the quiz and the average score is 55%! Of course, there's no shame in your result; I actually appreciate those of you who didn't cheat or google any answers, and were willing to sacrifice a good score to really find out how much you knew about ants.

 

So I've made another quiz. I actually think this concoction is slightly more difficult than the first, but I'm expecting some good scores from you more experienced anters. I'll include the link for the first and the second, so you can take the first if you haven't already, and you can try your luck at the second if you're up to the task.

 

You should note that the "select all that apply", "fill-in-the-black" and "short answer" style questions are all worth 2 points, regardless of the rigor or number of correct answers. Please also enter your username that you use for formiculture in the 'name' section. Feel free to leave any questions, comments or concerns as replies to this post. 

 

Here are the links:

 

Click here for the first quiz

 

Click here for the second quiz

 

Special thanks to Nathant123 for helping me with some of the questions. I appreciate it.

 

[Ants4fun]

I spelled acorns with a capital A and put Semi-Cloustral not semi cloustral. Got them both wrong

Edited by Ants4fun, March 27 2017 - 8:28 PM.

[Bracchymyrmex]

It's semi-claustral

[VoidElecent]

I spelled acorns with a capital A and put Semi-Cloustral not semi cloustral. Got them both wrong

 

It looks like I had accidentally toggled case sensitivity for the acorn question, so that's fixed now. Thanks for the heads up. "Semi-cloustral" is just incorrect.

[Martialis]

What if people don't know of the fake ant Pinkomyrmex floyderus?

 

Also, I found an error. A question on each of your quizzes won't let me answer "Me"

Edited by Martialis, March 27 2017 - 8:51 PM.

[thosaka]

You just reminded me why I hate school.

[NZAntKeeper]

I enjoy doing these, I found a spelling error on question 4 it says capononotus instead of Camponotus.

[Nathant2131]

84% I got 8 9 10 17 wrong.

Shouldn't 9 be all of them?

Edited by Nathant2131, March 28 2017 - 3:07 AM.

[Nathant2131]

What if people don't know of the fake ant Pinkomyrmex floyderus?
 
Also, I found an error. A question on each of your quizzes won't let me answer "Me"

Fake?

[Martialis]

 

What if people don't know of the fake ant Pinkomyrmex floyderus?
 
Also, I found an error. A question on each of your quizzes won't let me answer "Me"

Fake?

 

[Salmon]

The "which of these genera was formerly in the genus Formica" question is a bit flawed in that Camponotus and Polyergus were both also formerly included in Formica, just more archaically. And evolutionarily speaking, Polyergus is descended from Formica.

[ctantkeeper]

The "which of these genera was formerly in the genus Formica" question is a bit flawed in that Camponotus and Polyergus were both also formerly included in Formica, just more archaically. And evolutionarily speaking, Polyergus is descended from Formica.

I actually never considered that polyergus would have been evolutionarily descended from Formica, but it makes a whole lot of sense. 

[Canadian anter]

The Formica question should have been polyergus, in addition, Nylanderia phantasma has also been found in Alabama and Louisiana

[Salmon]

The "which of these genera was formerly in the genus Formica" question is a bit flawed in that Camponotus and Polyergus were both also formerly included in Formica, just more archaically. And evolutionarily speaking, Polyergus is descended from Formica.

I actually never considered that polyergus would have been evolutionarily descended from Formica, but it makes a whole lot of sense.

I believe that all social parasites are descended from their host genera.

[VoidElecent]

The "which of these genera was formerly in the genus Formica" question is a bit flawed in that Camponotus and Polyergus were both also formerly included in Formica, just more archaically. And evolutionarily speaking, Polyergus is descended from Formica.

 

I actually never considered that polyergus would have been evolutionarily descended from Formica, but it makes a whole lot of sense. 

 

The Formica question should have been polyergus, in addition, Nylanderia phantasma has also been found in Alabama and Louisiana

 

Thanks guys, these are legitimate factual errors so I'll fix them right away. I'll change the Formica question to "What genus has most recently seceded from the Formica genus?" That way, the answer won't have to change.

[VoidElecent]

I enjoy doing these, I found a spelling error on question 4 it says capononotus instead of Camponotus.

 

So glad you enjoy them! Also, I didn't see a spelling error on question 4—maybe you read it wrong?

[VoidElecent]

What if people don't know of the fake ant Pinkomyrmex floyderus?

 

Also, I found an error. A question on each of your quizzes won't let me answer "Me"

 

I don't really know what you mean by "fake ant".

 

Hm, those are definitely errors, we'll have them looked at right away

I put those questions there because of you, anyways. So I'll give you the credit.

[VoidElecent]

Nylanderia phantasma has also been found in Alabama and Louisiana

 

The question actually states the species is "known for" its delicate nests in the sandy plateaus of Florida's beaches. This doesn't necessarily imply that it only nests in Floridian beaches. Although they have been spotted in other states, the species this question refers to is particularly famous for the habitat where it's most abundant.

[Nathant2131]

Sorry about the Formica question guys, that was my fault. I DID mean most recently moved genus but I probably left that out or didn't stress it well enough.

 

Really liked the difficulty to this.

Edited by Nathant2131, March 28 2017 - 10:22 AM.

[Alabama Anter]

Some ants, like Pheidole and Messor species with workers that range in size form very small to very large, are called ____.

Your answer: Polymorphic, Polyphormic  Incorrect Correct answer: Polymorphic

 

Question #7 (2 points

WHY?!