Another cool find in my garden today: the weirdest looking ant I've ever found.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286181482
A new species for me, and a new species record for my garden, now at 13 Ants, 149 Hymenoptera, and 514 Insect species/taxa.
cc: @futurebird
#iNaturalist #Ants #Formicidae #Hymenoptera #Insects #Bugs #HabitatGardening #Brooklyn #NYC #MasterNaturalist #MacroPhotography #MacroMonday #NaturePhotography
#DailySpiderPic: "Well, this is awkwardâŠ" An ant-mimic jumping spider (_Synageles_) crosses paths with a _Prenolepis imparis_ ant. Its disguise is meant to put off potential predators that won't mess with antsâbut the ants themselves rely more on chemical cues and aren't fooled. I saw a couple of _Synageles_ on this planter and they both carefully avoided the ants.
#SpidersOfMastodon #JumpingSpiders #spiders #mimicry #myrmecomorphy #Araneae #Salticidae #ants #Hymenoptera #Formicidae
"We used a device that permitted individual ants to travel from the nest to a feeder via a single bridge under four conditions; unidirectional inward ant traffic, where naive foraging ants contacted only colony members returning from the feeder along a pheromone trail; foraging following a pheromone trail without ant traffic; foraging with neither a pheromone trail nor ant traffic; foraging with bidirectional ant traffic, where naive ants encountered other ants moving both toward the feeder and returning on the pheromone trail. The time required by inexperienced ants to reach the feeder was shorter in the unidirectional condition (returning from the feeder) than the other three conditions. These findings suggest that specific cues can regulate the movement of pheromone-guide foraging by ants."
A winged Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) spotted at the Rail Corridor, Singapore on 31 Dec 2024. This is usually the only time when I see their bodies in green (it is usually red).
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256982063 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Insects #Ants #Formicidae
#NewSpecies!
New ant from #china just nipped us:
Tetramorium sinensis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/562F9757-60E0-5B2D-B9B5-9669F67A9659
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.137346
#ZooKeys #TetramoriumSinensis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #hymenoptera #formicidae #myrmecology #ants
A few photos from my walk today, showcasing this cool #anthill I walk past every day.
There's a low hill covered in ivy near the path, but a section of it has been neatly cleared of ivy. For whatever reason, the #ants keep it trimmed back from the top of the hill.
Bonus flowering tree, since why not.
đReview Article: Intramandibular glands in ants
Billen, J. & Wang, C.
#formicidae #mandibles #morphology #ultrastructure #review
https://myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1652&Itemid=444
A nap ĂzeltlĂĄbĂșja a hĂĄrtyĂĄsszĂĄrnyĂșak hangyafĂ©lĂ©k csalĂĄdjĂĄba tartozĂł faodvasĂtĂł lĂłhangya - Camponotus ligniperda https://www.izeltlabuak.hu/faj/faodvasito-lohangya/talalatok #faodvasĂtĂłLĂłhangya #CamponotusLigniperda #hangyafĂ©lĂ©k #Formicidae #hĂĄrtyĂĄsszĂĄrnyĂșak #Hymenoptera
Inspiriert von dem tollen Tierfotograf Chris Kaula und seinem schönen Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aWM24AulgI anbei 2 ungewöhnliche "Ameisen"-Fotos đ
Dieser Effekt ist wirklich simpel zu erzeugen. Probiert es ruhig mal aus!
#Ameisen #macrophotography #Tiere #natur #Nature #Artenvielfalt #makrofotografie #nature #insekten #ants #insects #formicidae #hymenoptera
A nap ĂzeltlĂĄbĂșja a hĂĄrtyĂĄsszĂĄrnyĂșak hangyafĂ©lĂ©k csalĂĄdjĂĄba tartozĂł amazonhangya - Polyergus rufescens https://www.izeltlabuak.hu/faj/amazonhangya/talalatok #amazonhangya #PolyergusRufescens #hangyafĂ©lĂ©k #Formicidae #hĂĄrtyĂĄsszĂĄrnyĂșak #Hymenoptera #CitizenScience
And now for something different. This is one of the trap-jaw ants. If you know which one, please let me know. Several months ago, we had major rain and wind storms damaging lots of trees. I found this colony under a broken branch that has started settling into the dirt. After snapping a couple of pictures, I gently placed the branch back where it was. It must be quite stressful for them.
#Formicidae #Odontomachus #haematodus #Ants #Insects #SriLanka #Photography #Macro
Back on by bullshit about the weavers again... It's not my fault... They are just too interesting.
The weavers were oddly calm today. No defensive posturing or holding their front legs and mandible wide defensively. I don't think I was sprayed with formic acid once. Then I saw this odd scene. Four weavers all biting and pulling a tiny black ant apart. Two of the executioners sat and preened each other as the other two absconded with the corpse.
I'm not sure exactly who this is, but I believe it is a Sculpted Tree Ant. I wish I had my higher magnification lens and better diffusion setup as it was so cooperative.
#Cataulacus #Ant #Ants #Formicidae #Myrmicinae #Insects #SriLanka #Photography
A nap ĂzeltlĂĄbĂșja a hĂĄrtyĂĄsszĂĄrnyĂșak hangyafĂ©lĂ©k csalĂĄdjĂĄba tartozĂł rozsdĂĄshĂĄtĂș feketehangya - Lasius brunneus https://www.izeltlabuak.hu/faj/rozsdashatu-feketehangya/talalatok #rozsdĂĄshĂĄtĂșFeketehangya #LasiusBrunneus #hangyafĂ©lĂ©k #Formicidae #hĂĄrtyĂĄsszĂĄrnyĂșak #Hymenoptera
Tiny scene from the garden: a _Prenolepis imparis_ ant carrying aphid(?) prey. These cold-tolerant ants are the rulers of the garden, but despite their numbers they have never given me any trouble.
đ(Re)view: "Can fake galls attract real helpers?" Laura Campbell highlights the main findings of Giannetti. D. and collegues new article about the effect of 3D-printed oak galls on the presence of arboreal ants, and its possible implications for future developments in pest management.
https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2024/10/11/can-fake-galls-attract-real-helpers/
#Hymenoptera #Formicidae #biostructures #artifcial #gall #new #technology
