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Any ID suggestions Please. There are various kinds of Spiny ants. I am not sure about particular ID though it seems like some species of Polyrhachis.

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ArisL
ArisL 8 months ago
Spiny Ant
Polyrhachis illaudata Polyrhachis illaudata - AntWiki


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9 Comments

syzygy
syzygy 3 years ago

Like a goldsmith masterpiece, a golden ant. Marvellous!

Good example for the natural phenomenon I call: "unreasonable beauty". ( :

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 9 years ago

Thank you Marta :)

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The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Beautiful ant!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 9 years ago

Thank you Beaker :) Yeah, out of 22000, only 12000 are classified :)

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Interesting ant Adarsha and great photo! I think ants are among the most difficult to ID, at least they are for me:)

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 9 years ago

Gold with Spines :P Thank you Bhagya :)

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

wow!!! goldy ant =D

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 9 years ago

Thank you Dilan ..Seems like it belongs to Polyrhachis species ...

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Nice shot Adarsha!Looks like a gold painted ant!!!

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Adarsha B S
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Adarsha B S

Gerupura, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Jul 10, 2014
Submitted on Jul 14, 2014

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