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Here are a few of our rare ants:
Cryptic Ants: Life in the Litter - Alex Wild
Scarcely noticed by human observers, thousands of cryptic ant species live entirely underground in soil, rotting wood and leaf litter. These small, often blind insects are predators, scavengers, and ...
www.alexanderwild.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Here are a few of our rare ants:
thinking about it weekly
February 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
thinking about it weekly
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New Natural History Note in Austral Ecology:
Ant-mimicking crab spiders may exploit social ant behaviour to safely prey on them.
The paper suggess that the Neotropical crab spider A. rogersi mimics nestmate transport. 🐜🕷️ 🧪🌍
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Ant-mimicking crab spiders may exploit social ant behaviour to safely prey on them.
The paper suggess that the Neotropical crab spider A. rogersi mimics nestmate transport. 🐜🕷️ 🧪🌍
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 11:11 AM
New Natural History Note in Austral Ecology:
Ant-mimicking crab spiders may exploit social ant behaviour to safely prey on them.
The paper suggess that the Neotropical crab spider A. rogersi mimics nestmate transport. 🐜🕷️ 🧪🌍
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
Ant-mimicking crab spiders may exploit social ant behaviour to safely prey on them.
The paper suggess that the Neotropical crab spider A. rogersi mimics nestmate transport. 🐜🕷️ 🧪🌍
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
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Meet the Dracula ant Myopopone castanea, the only extant species in its genus. Like other ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae, the workers pierce the larvae with their mandibles and drink the oozing hemolymph. Hence the name “Dracula ant”. Danum Valley, Sabah.
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Meet the Dracula ant Myopopone castanea, the only extant species in its genus. Like other ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae, the workers pierce the larvae with their mandibles and drink the oozing hemolymph. Hence the name “Dracula ant”. Danum Valley, Sabah.
Melissotarsus are one of my favorite ants, they're so cute i don't know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2X1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2X1...
Melissotarsus, the silk spinning ant
YouTube video by Brian Lee Fisher
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February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Melissotarsus are one of my favorite ants, they're so cute i don't know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2X1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2X1...
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February 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Ant nurses i guesse , all my drawing are like one or two years old, posting new stuff soon i hope
February 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Ant nurses i guesse , all my drawing are like one or two years old, posting new stuff soon i hope
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Ms Dryinidae, up to nothing nefarious of course
January 7, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Ms Dryinidae, up to nothing nefarious of course
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📖 El socio Fede García participa en la revista de divulgación Mundo #Artrópodo con un artículo dedicado a las complejas y sorprendentes relaciones entre las #hormigas y otros organismos.
January 20, 2026 at 4:05 PM
📖 El socio Fede García participa en la revista de divulgación Mundo #Artrópodo con un artículo dedicado a las complejas y sorprendentes relaciones entre las #hormigas y otros organismos.
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Dinomyrmex gigas, the giant forest ant (large workers are ca. 28mm) dissolves territorial disputes with other colonies via a ritualized behavior called “front leg boxing”. This allows the ants to maintain territorial boundaries while avoiding escalated conflict. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Dinomyrmex gigas, the giant forest ant (large workers are ca. 28mm) dissolves territorial disputes with other colonies via a ritualized behavior called “front leg boxing”. This allows the ants to maintain territorial boundaries while avoiding escalated conflict. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
Hi, I've been spamming my ants drawing but i thought i should share my student film too. I'm not as proud of it but I think share what you're not proud of is also important.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE6J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE6J...
La Tisserande Egoïste / Erell GARON
YouTube video by RL
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February 6, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Hi, I've been spamming my ants drawing but i thought i should share my student film too. I'm not as proud of it but I think share what you're not proud of is also important.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE6J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE6J...
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We try to put as many biological facts about ants in our colony simulator as possible without dampening the fun.
What do you think: when does informative text become too much?
#ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #myrmecology #entomology
What do you think: when does informative text become too much?
#ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #myrmecology #entomology
January 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
We try to put as many biological facts about ants in our colony simulator as possible without dampening the fun.
What do you think: when does informative text become too much?
#ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #myrmecology #entomology
What do you think: when does informative text become too much?
#ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #myrmecology #entomology
she wants to learn about mushroom and sets for an expedition to find leafcutter ants !
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
she wants to learn about mushroom and sets for an expedition to find leafcutter ants !
Weaver ants, Sahara Silver ants and Tetramorium Fulviceps
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Weaver ants, Sahara Silver ants and Tetramorium Fulviceps
Colobopsis meets Cephalotes
February 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Colobopsis meets Cephalotes
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ant couple for a logo
March 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
ant couple for a logo
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thinkin bout the concept art for Antz (#1-2: Peter Chan, #3-4: John Bell)
February 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
thinkin bout the concept art for Antz (#1-2: Peter Chan, #3-4: John Bell)
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Pony ants often have amazing metallic colours to help other animals like me remember how painful their sting is. It works just fine. This is Rhytidoponera confusa.
#ants #fourmis #myrmecology #nature #wildlife
#ants #fourmis #myrmecology #nature #wildlife
January 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Pony ants often have amazing metallic colours to help other animals like me remember how painful their sting is. It works just fine. This is Rhytidoponera confusa.
#ants #fourmis #myrmecology #nature #wildlife
#ants #fourmis #myrmecology #nature #wildlife
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It’s always fun to watch the two superstars of neotropical myrmecology - army ants and leafcutter ants - interact. Here, the harvesting activities of Atta cephalotes are disrupting an Eciton burchellii colony emigration. La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica.
February 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It’s always fun to watch the two superstars of neotropical myrmecology - army ants and leafcutter ants - interact. Here, the harvesting activities of Atta cephalotes are disrupting an Eciton burchellii colony emigration. La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica.