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Pseudomyrmex gracilis, also known as the graceful twig ant, Mexican twig ant, slender twig ant, or elongated twig ant, is a large, slender species native to Mexico and arid parts of the US. The workers are about 8–10 millimeters (0.31–0.39 in) in length and generally wasp -like in appearance and style of movement.
Pseudomyrmex is predominantly Neotropical in distribution, but a few species are known from the Nearctic region. [4] Most species are generalist twig nesters, for instance, Pseudomyrmex pallidus may nest in the hollow stems of dead grasses, twigs of herbaceous plants, and in dead, woody twigs. [4]
Some of the insect stings Schmidt considered to be at a pain level of 1 include the Southern fire ant, the graceful twig ant, the Western paper wasp, the urban digger bee, and most small bees. The duration of the pain of insect stings categorized into Pain Level 1 generally is five minutes or less. [2]
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect complex molecules such as alcohol and an ingredient found in vinegar around two young stars.
Pseudomyrmecinae is a small subfamily of ants containing three genera of slender, large-eyed arboreal ants, predominantly tropical or subtropical in distribution. [1] In the course of adapting to arboreal conditions (unlike the predominantly ground-dwelling myrmeciins), the pseudomyrmecines diversified and came to occupy and retain a much wider geographic range.
Workers are yellow, orange, or brown. They are slender with large eyes, short antennal scapes and a well-developed sting. [1] [2] Head widths measure 0.68–0.89 millimeters. The surface of the head is shiny, due to the lack of a fine hairy covering. Workers of P. pallidus are monomorphic. [1] [3] Both virgin female and male reproductives are ...
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Pseudolasius is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. [2] The genus is known from southern Asia (from India to China) to northern Australia, where it appears to be restricted to tropical areas. [3] These ants are commonly known as twig ants due to their habit of nesting in twigs or hollow stems.