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  1. Alex Wild @[email protected] ·

    Ants of the genus Myrmica are difficult to identify to species, as they differ in subtle microscopic features of the antennae and body sculpturing. But Myrmica punctiventris is one of the easiest, owing to its relatively long waist spines and tiny punctures on the abdomen. Tennessee.

    #Ants #Insects #Myrmica

    #ants #insects #myrmica
  2. Alex Wild @[email protected] ·

    This Myrmica ant belongs to a common species everyone knows about but is still not formally described. Photographed in Illinois.

    #Ants #Myrmica #Insects #Taxonomy

    #ants #myrmica #insects #taxonomy
  3. Stefan F. Wirth @[email protected] ·

    The #phoretic #mite #Forcellinia #wasmanni (#Astigmata, #Acaridae), which occurs among other ant species on the ant #Myrmica #rudinodis, develops in the ant #nest. The phoretic #dispersal stage (#deutonymph) is spread by ant workers.
    To do this, I discovered a behavior I call "#pupa #guarding": it attaches to ant pupae and waits in this position until the adult ant hatches.. My video 2015-2023 in reduced quality (size limitations)
    © #StefanFWirth Berlin/Usedom

    #phoretic #mite #forcellinia #wasmanni #astigmata #acaridae
  4. Stefan F. Wirth @[email protected] ·

    The #phoretic #mite #Forcellinia #wasmanni (#Astigmata, #Acaridae), which occurs among other ant species on the ant #Myrmica #rudinodis, develops in the ant #nest. The phoretic #dispersal stage (#deutonymph) is spread by ant workers.
    To do this, I discovered a behavior I call "#pupa #guarding": it attaches to ant pupae and waits in this position until the adult ant hatches.. My video 2015-2023 in reduced quality (size limitations)
    © #StefanFWirth Berlin/Usedom

    #stefanfwirth #guarding #pupa #deutonymph #dispersal #nest