#antarcticum

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Happy Spring Break #FormicidaeFriday! You would think that with a name like antarcticum, this ant species of Monomorium would live somewhere cold, but it actually hails from New Zealand. The species was first discovered in 1843, on the way to Antarctica during the Ross expedition, which documented many animals and plants of the region, as well as inferring the position of the South Magnetic Pole. . . . #Monomorium #antarcticum #ants #formicidae #historyofscience #myrmecology #itsallgoodep #entomology #instaeptx #elpaso411 #museumlife #bugsofinsta #Rossexpedition #sciencefriday https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUrIudh5M6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uxvgzseiotq1

[utepbc-blog]

Happy Spring Break #FormicidaeFriday! You would think that with a name like antarcticum, this ant species of Monomorium would live somewhere cold, but it actually hails from New Zealand. The species was first documented on the way to Antarctica during the Ross expedition, which documented many animals and plants of the region, as well as inferred the position of the South Magnetic Pole. . . . #Monomorium #antarcticum #ants #formicidae #historyofscience #myrmecology #itsallgoodep #entomology #instaeptx #elpaso411 #museumlife #bugsofinsta #Rossexpedition #sciencefriday https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUrIudh5M6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jxjpncc3osnz