#NewSpecies!
New ant from Cyprus just nipped us:
Cataglyphis aphrodite
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/B2678784-FFAC-FFD7-FF5A-F89FB9ED9E4D
Publication: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5264.3.1
#Zootaxa
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #insects #hymenoptera #formicidae #myrmecology #ants #cyprus
#NewSpecies #zootaxa #fairdata #science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #insects #Hymenoptera #formicidae #Myrmecology #ants #Cyprus
#NewSpecies!
New ant from Thailand just crept in:
Polyrhachis longipilosa
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD68B35D-FFB6-FF9F-4EB9-C055FABBFDEB
Publication: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5249.4.3
#Zootaxa
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #insects #hymenoptera #formicidae #myrmecology #ants #thailand
#NewSpecies #zootaxa #fairdata #science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #insects #Hymenoptera #formicidae #Myrmecology #ants #Thailand
#ants
#myrmecology
#entomology
#insects
#antkpeeper
#antkeeping
#landscapes
#photography #photographing_landscapes
#informatics
#videogames
#videogame_development
#graphic_design
#3d_design
#animation
#3d_animation
#chef
#classicalmusic
#art
#food
#ants #Myrmecology #entomology #insects #antkpeeper #antkeeping #landscapes #photography #photographing_landscapes #informatics #videogames #videogame_development #graphic_design #3d_design #animation #3d_animation #chef #classicalmusic #art #food
Is ant-watching really a thing?
According to this piece in today's local newspaper (written by me!) it certainly should be -- at least here on Maui.
This is the first time I've ever written a newspaper article, and I am particularly pleased with how it turned out. π π π¬
#Entomology #Myrmecology #AntWatching #Ants #CitizenScience #Maui #Hawaii
#entomology #Myrmecology #antwatching #ants #citizenscience #maui #hawaii
#NewSpecies
New deep time ant from Dominican amber just nipped us:
Neoponera vejestoria
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/3E13D26F-1557-313E-7D79-EC84FE89B329
Publication: http://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01488-9
#BioMedCentral
#FAIRdata
#science #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #insects #entomology #ants #myrmecology #paleo #paleontology #miocene
#NewSpecies #biomedcentral #fairdata #science #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #insects #entomology #ants #Myrmecology #paleo #paleontology #Miocene
#NewSpecies!
New ant from Thailand just crept in:
Lepisiota siamensis
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/038B3F39-4D38-FFF1-FF6A-3FEF2434FE0C
Publication: http://doi.org/10.25221/fee.468.1
#FarEasternEntomologist
#FAIRdata #science #biodiversity #nature #conservation #insects #entomology #ants #myrmecology
#NewSpecies #fareasternentomologist #fairdata #science #biodiversity #nature #conservation #insects #entomology #ants #Myrmecology
New year, new toys! Having borrowed a garden vac a couple of times last year I decided that I should get one before this yearβs ant season starts. Now with itβs D&W filter bag gaffer-taped on I just need the weather to warm up! #ants #insects #myrmecology
Ant people of Mastodon (especially any taxonomists).
Why does:
Myrmeciinae have two βiβs.
Pseudomyrmecinae have one βiβ.
This stack had some pretty overexposed highlights! Quick re-edit of the raws I had saved made for a much more enjoyable image π
#FocusStacking #entomology #myrmecology #ants #photography #macrophotography
#focusstacking #entomology #Myrmecology #ants #photography #macrophotography
The Inquisitive Biologist looks back at 2022 and picks his five favourite books. Palaeontology, sensory biology, a marine biology biography, extinct mammals, and ants (again!) https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2022/12/31/year-list-the-inquisitive-biologists-top-5-reads-of-2022/
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Entomology #MarineBiology #SensoryBiology #Ants #Myrmecology #Scicomm @bookstodon
#scicomm #Myrmecology #ants #sensorybiology #marinebiology #entomology #palaeontology #paleontology #bookstodon #bookreview #books
I may have a quiet Boxing Day, as my wife gave me a copy of Wood Ant Ecology and Conservation edited by Jenni Stockan & Elva Robinson.
Canβt wait for the wood ants at my favourite sites in Surrey to wake up again. I should find some nearer home in Herts too!
Looking at old photographs of ants from the Summer is making me look forward to the warmth of Spring (although I have lots of material to get through by then!).
Here is Myrmecina graminicola from Gunnersbury Triangle in May 2022. A very distinctive clypeus. (Stacked photo taken through microscope trinocular tube rather than stacking rail). #ants #Myrmecology
I.subrufa (Part1) - Attending to a fallen sisterππ #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #iberoformicasubrufa #eusocialinsects #myrmecology #formicinae #formicarium #antivity #antkeeping #hormigasibericas #mirmeecologia #antsplan
#antsplan #mirmeecologia #hormigasibericas #antkeeping #antivity #formicarium #formicinae #Myrmecology #eusocialinsects #iberoformicasubrufa #aculeata #apocrita #Hymenoptera
I feel the need to redo my #introduction, with a new profile, excerpted here. Thank you for being patient.
My #MentalHealth challenges are ever present but my interests are many:
#Evolution
#SCOTUS
#Mathematics
#PostApocalypse Fiction
#InvasiveSpecies
#Ants
#Myrmecology
#Birdwatching
#Journaling
I am:
#LGBTQ
#Neurodivergent
#ActuallyAutistic
#Naturist
I have experience with:
#Depression
#Suicide
#ElectroConvulsiveTherapy
I firmly believe in:
#TransRights
#BlackLivesMatter
#IndigenousRights
#introduction #mentalhealth #evolution #scotus #mathematics #postapocalypse #invasivespecies #ants #Myrmecology #birdwatching #journaling #lgbtq #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #naturist #depression #suicide #electroconvulsivetherapy #transrights #blacklivesmatter #Indigenousrights
A major worker taking a power napπͺ. Ants take a few minutes per each several times a day (even hundreds of times). They do it inside the nest or in a safe place outsideβοΈπ #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #camponotuscruentatus #eusocialinsects #myrmecology #formicinae #antivity #antkeeping #hormigasibericas #thermophilic #mirmeecologia #antsplan
#antsplan #mirmeecologia #thermophilic #hormigasibericas #antkeeping #antivity #formicinae #Myrmecology #eusocialinsects #camponotuscruentatus #aculeata #apocrita #Hymenoptera
How pupal "milk" has evolved social functions in ants, is presented and analyzed by Orli Snir, Daniel Kronauer and their crew on this paper; released a few hours ago (on link below) - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05480-9 #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #eusocialinsects #myrmecology #formicidae #formicarium #antmilk #mirmeecologia #antsplan
#antsplan #mirmeecologia #antmilk #formicarium #formicidae #Myrmecology #eusocialinsects #aculeata #apocrita #Hymenoptera
"I'll grow them big and strong" ππ #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #messorbarbarus #eusocialinsects #myrmecology #myrmicinae #formicarium #tubenest #antkeeping #hormigasibericas #gyne #mirmeecologia #antsplan
#antsplan #mirmeecologia #gyne #hormigasibericas #antkeeping #tubenest #formicarium #myrmicinae #Myrmecology #eusocialinsects #messorbarbarus #aculeata #apocrita #Hymenoptera
Antivity on a fresh spring's afternoon πππ³ #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #crematogasterscutellaris #eusocialinsects #myrmecology #myrmicinae #formicarium #antivity #antkeeping #hormigasibericas #mirmeecologia #antsplan
#antsplan #mirmeecologia #hormigasibericas #antkeeping #antivity #formicarium #myrmicinae #Myrmecology #eusocialinsects #crematogasterscutellaris #aculeata #apocrita #Hymenoptera
Let's send our major sis #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #messorbarbarus #eusocialinsects #myrmecology #formicarium #antivity #antkeeping #hormigasibericas #mirmeecologia #antsplan
#antsplan #mirmeecologia #hormigasibericas #antkeeping #antivity #formicarium #Myrmecology #eusocialinsects #messorbarbarus #aculeata #apocrita #Hymenoptera
The very beginning of a colony #hymenoptera #apocrita #aculeata #crematogasterscutellaris #myrmecology #myrmicinae #formicarium #tubenest #antkeeping #hormigasibericas #springasthenia #mirmeecologia #antsplan
#antsplan #mirmeecologia #springasthenia #hormigasibericas #antkeeping #tubenest #formicarium #myrmicinae #Myrmecology #crematogasterscutellaris #aculeata #apocrita #Hymenoptera