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Ponerinae ant, anterodorsolateral - on a stick
Copyright © 2007 Jay Barnes

Ponerinae ant, anterodorsolateral - on a stick
Florida, USA
Size: 3mm or less
See if I can't get somewhere with this ant before I get bored.
18 image stacked in Helicon Focus Pro.

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Ponerinae ant? Ponerinae ant? Ponerinae ant, anterodorsolateral - on a stick Ponerinae ant, anterior - on a stick
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Contributed by Jay Barnes on 22 December, 2007 - 1:48am
Last updated 27 December, 2007 - 2:18pm

At any rate..
This one is a sexual female (queen), for a worker wouldn't have so well developped ocelli.
Identifying these small Ponerines even at the genus level is no simple matter. But such an excellent close-up, showing well the main features of clypeus and mandibles, should really help. Don't give up!
… Richard Vernier, 22 December, 2007 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

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