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Pogonomyrmex worker abducted by wasp!

Started By WeatherAnt , Jul 15 2017 3:09 PM
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#1 Offline WeatherAnt - Posted July 15 2017 - 3:09 PM

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I have no idea what was going on here, but I'm sure it didn't end well for the ant. 

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=rQSyLSbJOS8


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#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 15 2017 - 3:18 PM

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:lol:

 

I wonder where he took it.


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#3 Offline MrWeather - Posted July 15 2017 - 6:35 PM

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They are in Washington?

#4 Offline Reacker - Posted July 15 2017 - 6:37 PM

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No, not even a wasp would take a Pogonomyrmex worker to suffer in the state of Washington.


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#5 Offline LC3 - Posted July 15 2017 - 6:46 PM

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Is it just me or does that thing look more like a species of hoverfly?

Probably some species of digger wasp.


#6 Offline Canadian anter - Posted July 15 2017 - 7:15 PM

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Some say she was never seen again
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#7 Offline Martialis - Posted July 15 2017 - 7:48 PM

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I managed to get this photo out of one her nearby sisters: dkLlsRW.png

 

Unfortunately, she was so traumatized from the event that nobody has been able to talk to her since.

 

Skeptics claim that the photo is a hoax created by "far-right specists" attempting to stir up bigotry that was stamped out in the majority eons ago. They cite the poor image quality, along with the seeming overlay of multiple images.

 

Wasp-Rights activist Vespula #2,402,231.4 agrees with this stance.

 

We have yet to get a formal response from the queen on the events so far. 

 

I don't own any of these images. The rights go to their respective owners.


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#8 Offline WeatherAnt - Posted July 15 2017 - 9:57 PM

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They are in Washington?

 

Yes, they are very abundant on the eastern side of the Cascades! 


No, not even a wasp would take a Pogonomyrmex worker to suffer in the state of Washington.

 

Better than Idaho! ;)


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