A moisture ant (g. Lasius) farming aphids in Carl Schurz Park in early June.
#moistureant #Lasius #aphids #farming #insects #cooperativebehavior #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #carlschurzpark #nycparks
#moistureant #lasius #aphids #farming #insects #cooperativebehavior #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #LuminarNeo #carlschurzpark #nycparks
OMG. who the heck is flying in NY today? Just saw majorly big winged queen alate on 145th street in Harlem too big for #tetramorium or #Lasius — but not a big #Pennsylvanicus queen either. She was dark brown and didn’t want me to get a good look at her since she flew away.
Everyone at the bus stop thinks i’m crazy
#tetramorium #lasius #pennsylvanicus
"an eccentric British myrmecologist and coleopterist, memorable in part for his enthusiastic championing of the renaming of the genus Lasius after him as Donisthorpea, and for his many claims of discovering new species of beetles and ants."
Ok but this guy is hilarious. Even more so since #Lasius is one of the most common genera of #ants and lol he clearly didn't win this one.
#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