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Wierd and/or cool looking ants

Started By Mettcollsuss , Apr 26 2018 3:45 AM
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#41 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 4:49 PM

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I was gonna mention protonilla!



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#42 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 4:51 PM

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#43 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 4:54 PM

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#44 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 4:55 PM

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#45 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 4:57 PM

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cataglaphys bombycinus


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#46 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 4:59 PM

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#47 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:01 PM

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cardiocondyla ergatoid males fight to the death with sickle ore shearing mandibles and smear anal secretions wich cause workers to join in the fray


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#48 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:03 PM

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cardiocondyla pirata


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#49 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:04 PM

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#50 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:06 PM

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#51 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:07 PM

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#52 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:11 PM

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#53 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:16 PM

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#54 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:43 PM

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Has Gigantiops destructor been mentioned?

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Aneuretus simoni

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Probolomyrmex anic03

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Probolomyrmex ng-lata

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#55 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:45 PM

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cardiocondyla ergatoid males fight to the death with sickle ore shearing mandibles and smear anal secretions wich cause workers to join in the fray

 

I've read about these guys. really cool.


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#56 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted September 12 2019 - 5:50 PM

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It may be extinct, but for sure Linguamyrmex vladi. One of the weirdest ants out there!

 

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#57 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 7:16 PM

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haidomyrmex was a trap jaw. the mandibles would fold down and snap up. only time a trap jaw has evolved like that.


#58 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 8:13 PM

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#59 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 8:23 PM

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not cool or weird but the body is so curved


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myrmicocrypta


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these are called angular acne ants


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Noonilla is the best name I've read so far


#60 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 12 2019 - 8:25 PM

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