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Wierd and/or cool looking ants

Started By Mettcollsuss , Apr 26 2018 3:45 AM
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#61 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 8:29 PM

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camponotus wolfi


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#62 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 8:34 PM

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plectrotena


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promyopias


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protolaridris


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recurvidris


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Rhopalomastix, the sister genus of mellisotaurus


#63 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 9:32 AM

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#64 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 9:36 AM

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#65 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 9:40 AM

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scyphodon, which doesn't even look like it has a petiole


#67 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 9:45 AM

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sphinctomyrmex


#68 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 9:54 AM

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#69 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 9:57 AM

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#70 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 10:04 AM

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tropidomyrmex


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#71 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 3:39 PM

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tripodomyrmex is unique for coexisting peacefully among termites, interacting and antennating without aggression.


#72 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 9:14 PM

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haidomyrmex, the vertical trap jaw


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#73 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2019 - 9:25 PM

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cardiocondyla trimorphic reproductives, an alate, an ergatoid with wing buds, and an ergatoid.


#74 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted September 15 2019 - 5:03 AM

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It may be extinct, but for sure Linguamyrmex vladi. One of the weirdest ants out there!

 

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If I remember correctly, these guys were able to take the trace metals in their food and use them to reinforce their exoskeleton, essentially giving themselves a metal shell.


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#75 Offline Wa.Va - Posted September 15 2019 - 5:44 AM

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It may be extinct, but for sure Linguamyrmex vladi. One of the weirdest ants out there!

Linguamyrmex_vladi_AMNH-BUPH01_profile.j

Illustration-of-Linguamyrmex-vladi-and-L

If I remember correctly, these guys were able to take the trace metals in their food and use them to reinforce their exoskeleton, essentially giving themselves a metal shell.

Wow, that is really amazing. I like this one. Already learned a lot from this.
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#76 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted September 15 2019 - 7:17 AM

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Leptisiota elegantissima

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#77 Offline AntPhycho - Posted September 15 2019 - 8:54 AM

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I tried not to repost any species but I might have missed some. 

 

Aenictogiton sp. male & Aenictogiton undet worker (Rare African Species)

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Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri (One existing specimen found in the stomach of a Ecuadorian frog)

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Odontomachus sp. (Sp. hasn't been named yet) https://www.rainfore...new-technology/

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#78 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 15 2019 - 9:58 AM

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It may be extinct, but for sure Linguamyrmex vladi. One of the weirdest ants out there!

Linguamyrmex_vladi_AMNH-BUPH01_profile.j

Illustration-of-Linguamyrmex-vladi-and-L

If I remember correctly, these guys were able to take the trace metals in their food and use them to reinforce their exoskeleton, essentially giving themselves a metal shell.

Wow, that is really amazing. I like this one. Already learned a lot from this.

 

apparently these are also vertical trap jaws, like haidomyrmex. so two ants evolved it.


#79 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 15 2019 - 10:03 AM

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Prenolepsis albimaculata


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It may be extinct, but for sure Linguamyrmex vladi. One of the weirdest ants out there

If I remember correctly, these guys were able to take the trace metals in their food and use them to reinforce their exoskeleton, essentially giving themselves a metal shell.

Wow, that is really amazing. I like this one. Already learned a lot from this.

 

And I suppose those tin ants don't have a heart, either.....  :lol:


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