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Ant ID Quiz

Started By AntsBC , Jul 5 2018 1:04 PM

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#1 Offline AntsBC - Posted July 5 2018 - 1:04 PM

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Hey everyone,

I made a ID quiz on onlinequizcreator.com and I was wondering if anyone would want to play. If you are interested here's the link: https://www.onlinequ...uiz/quiz-383409

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#2 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted July 5 2018 - 2:05 PM

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I'll plainly admit that I got a few wrong, but I would suggest using images from Antweb, since a lot of the artsy photographs don't actually show the ant's defining characteristics and you are left to guess - I think that, alternatively, the issue could be improved by careful management of look-alikes. There's also the matter of good photographers being poor/hasty taxonomists. A location where the ant may be found would also help, since that is basically mandatory for identification anyways.

Anyways, it was fun to do rapid ID's! Thanks for putting it together. Reminds me of the "name that ant" contest that myrmecologists would host on the old yuku forum.

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#3 Offline AntsBC - Posted July 5 2018 - 2:21 PM

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Ya a few things could definitely be improved for sure. I could put a location and fix some photographs but I have already made it and I don't totally feel like doing that lol. Some of them I agree you kind of have to guess but whatever.

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