I think you know more about ants than you let on, Piotr. That was my take on the identification, too. The petiole is too stubby to be any other species.
JasonC.
Spiderman was obviously lying when he said he was bitten by a spider. It was actually a genetically engineered webspinner. 🙂
But how could an insect get so much protein for its silk on a diet of lichens and bark?
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Pachycondyla apicalis
Not quite. Similar in size and body proportion, and until recently both your guess and the mystery ant were placed in the same subfamily.
Is it Paraponera clavata?
Ectatomma, possibly E. tuberculatum, judging by the shape of the head.
Ectatomma, possibly E. parasiticum, judging by the shape of the head.
I think you know more about ants than you let on, Piotr. That was my take on the identification, too. The petiole is too stubby to be any other species.
Spiderman was obviously lying when he said he was bitten by a spider. It was actually a genetically engineered webspinner. 🙂
But how could an insect get so much protein for its silk on a diet of lichens and bark?