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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@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
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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's like a scale insect mimic, except a scale insect moving at ant speeds is about as inconspicuous as a cardboard box walking across the storeroom floor
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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 have literally never seen an ant that looked anything like this! Thanks!
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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 on a bizarro Japanese trivia show from the 90s called "Hey! Spring of Trivia" they once dropped an ant from the top of the Tokyo Dome onto a giant piece of paper on the field below, and then a bunch of guys ran out to find it and show that it was unharmed by the fall. They weigh so little that their terminal velocity is low.
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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 #flatfuckfriday came early this week
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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 Agreed
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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
That is amazing. -
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, is she ever neat! She looks soft, too.I wonder, does her head and midsection look like a beetle on purpose? Like, is that a useful camouflage?
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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 The ruffly edges make her body seem more like a dress than anatomy. Quite a stunning color and look.
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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 That is a *really* neat 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 what the heck!?
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@futurebird what the heck!?
Like flying squirrels but ants.
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@futurebird what the heck!?
@heybenji @futurebird
I have no regrets.
