Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
1989 followers · 3667 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz
That ants are strong has since long entered popular culture. Yet their strength and persistence is a joy to witness. Inspiring.
Unknown ant dragging a much, much larger dead hoverfly of the Scaeva genus http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178048933 over rugged (relatively speaking) terrain straight into its nest.
#entomology #Hymenoptera #Formicidae #ants #Diptera #hoverflies #insects #iPhonePhotography
#iphonephotography #insects #hoverflies #diptera #ants #formicidae #hymenoptera #entomology
Flatbush Gardener 🌈 · @xris
928 followers · 14375 posts · Server ecoevo.social
There are aphids on the stem, surrounded by the "barn". They're visible in some of the photos in this iNaturalist observation.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174969490
I checked them out today. They're still at it!
https://flic.kr/p/2oV7g46
#iNaturalist #Naturalists #UrbanNature #Insects #Hymenoptera #Ants #Formicidae #MacroPhotography #HabitatGardening
#inaturalist #naturalists #urbannature #insects #Hymenoptera #ants #formicidae #macrophotography #habitatgardening
Matt Fossen · @mattfossen
469 followers · 969 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Large carpenter ant. #entomology #ant #insect #hymenoptera #formicidae #Photography #InsectPhotography
#entomology #ant #insect #Hymenoptera #formicidae #photography #insectphotography
Flatbush Gardener 🌈 · @xris
911 followers · 13185 posts · Server ecoevo.socialI found this weird growth on the arrowwood in my backyard. At first I thought it was a gall. Closer inspectno showed it was constructed from small bits of detritus along a stem.
I aso discovered that it's occupied by ants! I don't think they built it. They were tending aphids on the stem within the shlter of the nest.
#Ants #Formicidae #MacroPhotography #NativePlants #HabitatGardening #UrbanGardening #iNaturalist
#whomadethis #ants #formicidae #macrophotography #nativeplants #habitatgardening #urbangardening #inaturalist
Matt Fossen · @mattfossen
426 followers · 881 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Here's an ant I collected on Sunday. As is usual for ants, I have no idea what it is. #Entomology #Photography #Insects #InsectPhotography #Ants #Formicidae
#entomology #photography #insects #insectphotography #ants #formicidae
Ben S · @twizzt
133 followers · 294 posts · Server sauropods.win
I saw this Nearctic Carpenter (Camponotus nearcticus) #ant which seemed to be making a ball of trichomes. I saw it make two trips where it brought something and deposited it in the ball on the opposite side of the leaf. Please explain.
#ant #nature #formicidae #macro #animalbehavior
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
1785 followers · 2548 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz
@futurebird @alexwild @enriquericos
Male ants are weird, if anything for how unusual they are, relatively speaking. Took me some years to start recognizing them as such rather than taking them for some sort of solitary wasp.
Male ant, Stigmatomma sp., about 3 mm long standing on my fingertip http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88809662
#iNaturalist #entomology #Hymenoptera #ants #Formicidae #insects
#insects #formicidae #ants #hymenoptera #entomology #inaturalist
Plazi Species · @plazi_species
203 followers · 217 posts · Server mastodon.green
#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
sohkamyung · @sohkamyung
840 followers · 3872 posts · Server photog.social
A Ponerine ant, Diacamma geometricum, spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park on 5 Feb 2023. Interesting ripple pattern on its body. This ant species does not have a queen. Instead, some fertile workers breed and produce the colony.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148086407 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Ants #Formicidae
#inaturalist #nature #singapore #photography #insects #ants #formicidae
Plazi Species · @plazi_species
186 followers · 187 posts · Server mastodon.green
#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
Matt Fossen · @mattfossen
402 followers · 690 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Just a cute little ant from Madera Canyon. #Entomology #ants #Formicidae #Photography #InsectPhotography
#entomology #ants #formicidae #photography #insectphotography
sohkamyung · @sohkamyung
818 followers · 3628 posts · Server photog.social
An Armed Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis armata) spotted at Windsor Nature Park, Singapore on 27 Jan 2023. These are common forest ants, but this is the first time I've seen a winged one.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147446485 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Ants #Formicidae
#inaturalist #nature #singapore #photography #insects #ants #formicidae
Donald Hobern · @dhobern
269 followers · 324 posts · Server scicomm.xyz
OK #ant boffins and #myrmecophiles. One of my #Canberra #Malaise trap records matches (100%) 9 other ants from further west in Canberra and a (private) record from #FrenchPolynesia (PF) identified as #Carebara tahitiensis: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query=BOLD:AAY6881
Which is more likely?
Carebara tahitiensis in Canberra
Carebara tahitiensis == an AU Carebara species
PF record is misidentified widespread species
No COI difference between two species
Contamination
PF location wrong
#entomology #formicidae #carebara #FrenchPolynesia #malaise #canberra #myrmecophiles #ant
Amanda Steenkist · @Mndah
286 followers · 244 posts · Server mastodon.artReel of my last artwork FORMICIDAE
A3
Ink on paper
#MastoArt #art #fineliner #ant #formicidae #illustratie #illustration #reel #details #dots #oat #InspiredByNature #illustrator #illustratie #tekening #pen
#pen #tekening #illustrator #inspiredbynature #oat #dots #details #reel #illustration #illustratie #formicidae #ant #fineliner #art #MastoArt
Amanda Steenkist · @Mndah
286 followers · 243 posts · Server mastodon.art
FORMICIDAE
fineliner on paper
a3
🐜
#fineliner #FinelinerArt #MastoArt #formicidae #ant #details #patterns #dots #psychedelic #illustration #illustrator #illustratie #tekening #art
#art #tekening #illustratie #illustrator #illustration #psychedelic #dots #patterns #details #ant #formicidae #MastoArt #FinelinerArt #fineliner
mayday · @mad_mayday
292 followers · 822 posts · Server spore.socialThe next canvas is primed and almost dry enough to paint. I'm thinking #ants this time.
In the meantime, I'm collecting dramatic ant scenes to study and would love suggestions if anyone has any.
#ants #artreference #insects #oilpainting #formicidae
IMBE · @imbe
386 followers · 615 posts · Server ecoevo.social
High resolution mapping in Southern France reveals that distributions of #supercolonial and #monodomous species in the #Tapinoma nigerrimum complex (#Hymenoptera: #Formicidae) are related to sensitivity to #urbanization https://doi.org/10.25849/myrmecol.news_032:041 #IMBEpapers #TapinomaDarioi #UrbanLandscape #Montpellier #TapinomaMagnum #Mediterranean #microsatellite
#supercolonial #monodomous #tapinoma #Hymenoptera #formicidae #urbanization #imbepapers #tapinomadarioi #urbanlandscape #montpellier #tapinomamagnum #mediterranean #microsatellite
Donald Hobern · @dhobern
248 followers · 231 posts · Server scicomm.xyz
A striking orange winged #ant in the #Canberra #SLAM #Malaise sample yesterday (#Aranda, ACT 2023-01-27/2023-02-03) seems to be a queen #Epopostruma wardi
#australia #entomology #myrmicinae #formicidae #Hymenoptera #epopostruma #aranda #malaise #slam #canberra #ant
Stephen Fierbaugh · @sfierbaugh
149 followers · 970 posts · Server home.social@futurebird By any reasonable standard, #Formicidae are the dominant life form on this planet.
myrmepropagandist · @futurebird
3432 followers · 3427 posts · Server sauropods.win#ants, #antkeeping, #camponotus, #atta, #queenant, #Hymenoptera, #eusocial, #arthropods, #formica, #antnest, #formicarium, #ant, #flyingantday, #lasius, #fireant, #polyrachis, #Dynomyrmex, #Formicidae, #Aculeata, #antalgorithim, #eusocialintelligence, #Doleromyrma, #Leptomyrmex, #mutualism, #Trophobiosis, #Coevolution, #Myrmecophily
Just some stuff to follow for me and maybe you.
#ants #antkeeping #camponotus #atta #queenant #Hymenoptera #eusocial #arthropods #formica #antnest #formicarium #ant #flyingantday #lasius #FireAnt #polyrachis #dynomyrmex #formicidae #aculeata #antalgorithim #eusocialintelligence #doleromyrma #leptomyrmex #mutualism #trophobiosis #coevolution #myrmecophily