Here’s another scanning electron micrograph:
What is it?
Points will be awarded to the first person to correctly guess:
- The name of the structure (5 pts)
- The taxonomic group that is uniquely diagnosed by the presence of this structure (5 pts)
The cumulative points winner for the month of November will take home their choice of 1) any 8×10-sized print from my photo galleries, or 2) a guest post here on Myrmecos.
Good luck!
A caterpillar (lep) spinneret… (or does it have to be some sort of ant thing?
acidopore, subfamily Formicinae
I agree with Tucker.
The circular acidopore of a Formicinae ant? also referred as hair basket
It belongs to Oecophylla
The exit wound of a shot pine apple?
myrmecos really should do an off-the-wall MNM sometime – like an SEM of a pineapple, for instance.
Could it be Camponotus?
Could it be… a carnival hat for tardigrades?
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