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Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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Frecko wrote:
Yesterday
The ant is about 2mm
Unverified Ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
JonLewis wrote:
8 Aug 2025
Nice photos Hejor, seeing the major and minor workers side by side. Cheers.
Camponotus consobrinus
JonLewis wrote:
8 Aug 2025
Hi Hejor, thanks for these interesting photos. Crematogaster do have theis gasters raised a lot of the time, even when they are not disturbed, but quite a lot of other ants will raise their gasters when they are disturbed, like these. Cheers, Jon
Technomyrmex sp. (genus)
JonLewis wrote:
7 Aug 2025
I think this is probably Anonychomyrma.
Notoncus sp. (genus)
JonLewis wrote:
7 Aug 2025
Probably Mesostruma exolympica.
Mesostruma sp. (genus)

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