Here is a PDF of "A guide to the Ants of Jambi (Sumatra, Indonesia)" By Rizky Nazarreta, Damayanti Buchori, Yoshiaki Hashimoto, Purnama Hidayat, Stefan Scheu and Jochen Drescherwhich is full of photos of the ants.
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The sheer ant diversity in this part of the world is overwhelming. So this book is kind of just a long list of ants that exist.
The preface says: "Therefore, if you want to read more about the life of ants, whether in Jambi or anywhere else, try to start writing the book yourself."
Understood!
Even I can spot this one.
If you see an ant so big you do a double take, that's dinomyrmex.
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Even I can spot this one.
If you see an ant so big you do a double take, that's dinomyrmex.
I always find something I've never seen before. Look at Technomyrmex lisae. Head like a valentine. (this means the mandibles are very powerful, those lobes are for extra muscle attachments)
Why does she need such a powerful bite? Is it because love is often so hard?
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I always find something I've never seen before. Look at Technomyrmex lisae. Head like a valentine. (this means the mandibles are very powerful, those lobes are for extra muscle attachments)
Why does she need such a powerful bite? Is it because love is often so hard?
Whenever I find a new list of ants I keep saying "look at this ant!" for days.
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I always find something I've never seen before. Look at Technomyrmex lisae. Head like a valentine. (this means the mandibles are very powerful, those lobes are for extra muscle attachments)
Why does she need such a powerful bite? Is it because love is often so hard?
@futurebird i dont know how insect bodies work so ive wondered if its muscle under there
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Whenever I find a new list of ants I keep saying "look at this ant!" for days.
@futurebird
That's me, only with locomotives or any other rolling stock. -
@futurebird i dont know how insect bodies work so ive wondered if its muscle under there
It is!
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Here is a PDF of "A guide to the Ants of Jambi (Sumatra, Indonesia)" By Rizky Nazarreta, Damayanti Buchori, Yoshiaki Hashimoto, Purnama Hidayat, Stefan Scheu and Jochen Drescherwhich is full of photos of the ants. (131MB)
Put it on your phone for a rainy day.
Penerbit BRIN : BRIN Publishing
Penerbit BRIN: Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional
(penerbit.brin.go.id)
@futurebird "ant jambi" sounds like a desert meant to feed a pangolin.
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@futurebird
That's me, only with locomotives or any other rolling stock. -
I think she's looking back at you.
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Even I can spot this one.
If you see an ant so big you do a double take, that's dinomyrmex.
@futurebird “Terrible ant”? Seems pretty awesome to me.
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I always find something I've never seen before. Look at Technomyrmex lisae. Head like a valentine. (this means the mandibles are very powerful, those lobes are for extra muscle attachments)
Why does she need such a powerful bite? Is it because love is often so hard?
@futurebird beautiful and impressive.
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Here is a PDF of "A guide to the Ants of Jambi (Sumatra, Indonesia)" By Rizky Nazarreta, Damayanti Buchori, Yoshiaki Hashimoto, Purnama Hidayat, Stefan Scheu and Jochen Drescherwhich is full of photos of the ants. (131MB)
Put it on your phone for a rainy day.
Penerbit BRIN : BRIN Publishing
Penerbit BRIN: Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional
(penerbit.brin.go.id)
@futurebird I love that you love ants.
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@futurebird “Terrible ant”? Seems pretty awesome to me.
Even better? They are gentle giants. They will wander around on your hand and drink a drop of sugar water if you offer it. They are distant cousins of carpenter ants like those we have in the US and seem to have a similar personality. Just kind of chill. Though, I don't think making them want to pinch you would be a good idea.
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Whenever I find a new list of ants I keep saying "look at this ant!" for days.
One more "look at this ant"
I promise you will not regret.
Cataulacus latissimus. This is similar to the turtle ants of North America, but look at this tiny creature. Made to be flat. The flat body may help this ant if she falls off of her tree, she can sail back to the trunk and find her colony again. (this is a guess based on ants with similar size and morphology)
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One more "look at this ant"
I promise you will not regret.
Cataulacus latissimus. This is similar to the turtle ants of North America, but look at this tiny creature. Made to be flat. The flat body may help this ant if she falls off of her tree, she can sail back to the trunk and find her colony again. (this is a guess based on ants with similar size and morphology)
@futurebird No regrets.Most excellent ant.
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One more "look at this ant"
I promise you will not regret.
Cataulacus latissimus. This is similar to the turtle ants of North America, but look at this tiny creature. Made to be flat. The flat body may help this ant if she falls off of her tree, she can sail back to the trunk and find her colony again. (this is a guess based on ants with similar size and morphology)
@futurebird I did not regret that, you were right.
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One more "look at this ant"
I promise you will not regret.
Cataulacus latissimus. This is similar to the turtle ants of North America, but look at this tiny creature. Made to be flat. The flat body may help this ant if she falls off of her tree, she can sail back to the trunk and find her colony again. (this is a guess based on ants with similar size and morphology)
@futurebird
I've never seen an ant like that, wow. Reminds me sort of those insects that look like leaves but she's tiny -
One more "look at this ant"
I promise you will not regret.
Cataulacus latissimus. This is similar to the turtle ants of North America, but look at this tiny creature. Made to be flat. The flat body may help this ant if she falls off of her tree, she can sail back to the trunk and find her colony again. (this is a guess based on ants with similar size and morphology)
@futurebird oh my gods she is adorable
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One more "look at this ant"
I promise you will not regret.
Cataulacus latissimus. This is similar to the turtle ants of North America, but look at this tiny creature. Made to be flat. The flat body may help this ant if she falls off of her tree, she can sail back to the trunk and find her colony again. (this is a guess based on ants with similar size and morphology)
@futurebird I wanna squish it
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One more "look at this ant"
I promise you will not regret.
Cataulacus latissimus. This is similar to the turtle ants of North America, but look at this tiny creature. Made to be flat. The flat body may help this ant if she falls off of her tree, she can sail back to the trunk and find her colony again. (this is a guess based on ants with similar size and morphology)
@futurebird it looks like several beetles stuck together
