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News - Leaf-cutter ant first insect found with biomineral body armour

Started By StopSpazzing , Nov 26 2020 4:21 PM

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#1 Offline StopSpazzing - Posted November 26 2020 - 4:21 PM

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Coolest thing I've read recently about leaf cutters. Has anyone else see this in person or have close up shots of this biomineral armor?

https://phys.org/new...neral-body.html
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#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 26 2020 - 4:22 PM

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So that’s why my Acromyrmex are so shiny


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Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

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M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#3 Offline BADANT - Posted November 26 2020 - 4:33 PM

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Very interesting reading, thanks for posting. I too would like to see pix of these majors covered in amor along with pix of majors without this armor.


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#4 Offline Manitobant - Posted November 26 2020 - 4:47 PM

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Lol i posted this first and you get all the attention:(

Edited by Manitobant, November 26 2020 - 4:47 PM.

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My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/
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