Alex Wild @alexwild@mastodon.online · activity timestamp 3 mo. ago This may be the prettiest ant I've seen in ages. Diacamma viridipurpureum, photographed in Germany from a captive colony collected in the Philippines. This species does not have distinct queens; egg-laying is done by mated workers.#Diacamma #Ants #Insects Read more Read less Translate Translate alt Side view macro photograph of rather elongate huntress ant isolated on a white background, its surface textured in deep corduroy-like parallel grooves, reflecting a metallic purple/blue color. Side view macro photograph of rather elongate huntress ant isolated on a white background, its surface textured in deep corduroy-like parallel grooves, reflecting a metallic purple/blue color. #diacamma #ants #insects Reply Boost Quote Like More actions Copy link Flag this post Block
alt Side view macro photograph of rather elongate huntress ant isolated on a white background, its surface textured in deep corduroy-like parallel grooves, reflecting a metallic purple/blue color. Side view macro photograph of rather elongate huntress ant isolated on a white background, its surface textured in deep corduroy-like parallel grooves, reflecting a metallic purple/blue color.
leonardo m. @leonardom@mathstodon.xyz · activity timestamp 14 min. ago @alexwild are the fingerprint-like patterns there to increase rigidity? Read more Read less Translate Translate Reply Boost Quote Like More actions Copy link Flag this comment Block
Alex Wild @alexwild@mastodon.online · activity timestamp 7 min. ago @leonardom Probably? I don't think anyone has tested that for this species, though. Read more Read less Translate Translate Reply Boost Quote Like More actions Copy link Flag this comment Block
@alexwild are the fingerprint-like patterns there to increase rigidity?