May 24, 2019
From Madagascar, this is a male specimen of the species Aphaenogaster swammerdami! Of course, this species is named after the Dutch biologist Jan Swammerdam who pioneered many dissection techniques for insects and determined that "king bees" were actually "queen bees"! . . . #Aphaenogaster #swammerdami #JanSwammerdam #anatomy #historyofscience #ants #insects #FormicidaeFriday #myrmecology #entomology #eptx #elpaso411 #bugs #bugsofinsta https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx3Jj1yhzf3/?igshid=nl86wabsm13d