May 3, 2025
Armor Clad Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis armata), family Formicidae, Malaysia
photograph by Jack K H Loo
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Armor Clad Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis armata), family Formicidae, Malaysia
photograph by Jack K H Loo
Unknown Spiny Ant (subgenus Hagiomyrma), April ' 24.
Look at these shiny golden ant butts!
Photos by Robert Whyte
And here's some photos I took of them 😅 (they are very small)
The golden ass really catches the sunlight its beautiful
They are relatively common around Brisbane and across QLD - species name Polyrhachis rufifemur.
#3394 - Polyrhachis femorata - Southern Broad-nosed Spiny Ant
Found in SW and much of the SE of Australia, in the better-watered ecoregions. A poorly studied species, although colonies are known to freeze in position if disturbed, and they're hosts of the Eucharitid wasp Rhipipalloidea mira.
Allen Park, Perth.
i would fall in love with you if you drew any ants 🥺 especially polyrhachis, pheidole, or honeypot ants!!
Your wish is granted :3
Meet 6 different ant species. Myrmecocystus kennedyi, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Pheidole bergi, Pheidole noda, Polyrhachis mitrata and Polyrhachis semiaurata. I hope you guys like it! <3
Polyrhachis sp.
Dramatic styling, subtle matt finish textures... a goth icon.
Canon R7
Canon EF 100mm USM macro
Male and female Myrmarachne spiders may mimic different species of ant!
Male and female spiders can be vastly different sizes. So, for ant-mimic spiders how do they deal with this? In some cases, the male and female spider use *different* species of ants as their model.
(put together with images from: https://pbertner.wordpress.com/tips-for-ants/ )
A small group of Spiny Ants, apparently Polyrhachis mucronata.
I was confused as to why these ants had gathered in this spot, but on further examination of the photos, they’re tending to Scale Insects!
I wouldn’t know much about this particular relationship, but ants do sometimes harvest honeydew from parasitic Hemipterans, and protecting them from predators in turn.
A good example of mutualism.
04/05/22