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One segment before abdomen. Sprayed formic ...
They defend themselves by spraying formic ...
. The caterpillar squirts formic
Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), juvenile, Sucsari Creek, Rio Napo ...
•They eat seeds, dead animals and other insects.
•They spray
•They eat seeds, dead animals and other insects.
•They spray
I tried feeding this mantis an ant but I guess he had an aversion to
The southern wood ant or horse ant belongs to the group of ants that can ...
but with an acidipore can spray formic ...
not have a sting but with an acidipore can spray
hairs that contain formic
they can squirt formic
-segmented club.
Many ants bite, and can cause irritation by injecting
. Black carpenter ants do not sting, but give a sharp bite. When they bite, ...
Colorful red marks on it's cheeks. The feathers on it's head are a grayish blue ...
I only know this as a 'paper wasp' ... but actually i think this little guy is ...
functional sting they can inflict painful bites and often spray
A mostly black ant about 8 mm long. The attractive features about this ant were ...
Weaver ants vary in color from reddish to yellowish brown dependent on the ...
A dense cluster of busy spiny ants each about 10mm long.
, swarming within moments of a nest disturbance. Their powerful mandibles ...
Oecophylla smaragdina (common names include weaver ant, green ant, green tree ...
-segmented club.
Many ants bite, and can cause irritation by injecting
and will inflict a painful bite and squirt
area and tails with extendable flagellae. They might squirt
Variable oakleaf caterpillar moth in larval stage - Green body, brown spots on ...
Weaver ants uses their larvae to produce silk in order to stitch the leaves of ...
Oecophylla weaver ants lack a functional sting they can inflict painful bites ...
functional sting they can inflict painful bites and often spray