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The inchman is the most venomous of the bulldog ants, ranging from about 15 to 25 mm (0.6 to 1.0 in) long, but less aggressive than the Jack jumper ant. These ants are purplish-brown, with a black abdomen. Their large size gave them their name, although most are slightly smaller than the traditional inch (25.4 mm).
The Tasmanian inchman has good eyesight, useful outside of the nest for defence and foraging. [1] [2] An ergatoid Myrmecia esuriens queen. Unusually for ants, the queens are apterous (i.e., wingless), like workers, thus these queens are called ergatoid (i.e., worker-like) to be distinct from alate queens that have wings.
The latest curiosity is a video that surfaced on YouTube showing a phone placed on the ground where a group of ants is moving randomly. When the phone receives an incoming call, the ants start ...
These ants are medium in size with slender bodies and long legs, confined to the east of Australia. Members of this group look similar to those of the M. gulosa species group. M. flammicollis, M. nigrocincta, and M. petiolata [65] M. picta species group — These ants are small and can be found throughout southern Australia.
"Floating fire ant colonies can look like ribbons, streamers, mats, rafts, or an actual 'ball' of ants floating on the water." Nester says that Texans should try to avoid trekking through ...
Ants do this when they lose track of their colony, and sometimes will keep walking until death Ants walk around in a never-ending circle known as an “ant death spiral” [Video] Skip to main content
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Northeastern Arkansas, historical records south of this along the Mississippi River may represent this species or Hurter's spadefoot [1] Hurter's spadefoot: Scaphiopus hurterii Strecker, 1910: Imperiled [26] Formerly considered the same species as the eastern spadefoot Along various rivers in northern and central Arkansas; widespread in southwest.