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Camponotus pilicornis
Small ant inside a half bloomed rockrose flower (Cistus ladanifer). Endemic of the Iberian peninsula. This ant has been associated with the butterfly Glaucopsyche alexis and Tomares ballus and is a host for the ectoparastic fungus Laboulbenia camponoti.
Rockrose. Holm oak forest
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm.
Spotted on Apr 23, 2014
Submitted on May 6, 2014
3 Comments
Identified as Camponotus pilicornis
Gracias Jorge
Este spotting lo puedes poner en la mission de flora y fauna de la peninisula iberica