Here are six ant nests:
And here are six ants:
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3 – B;
4 – F;
5 – A;
1 – C;
2 – E;
6 – D
Oops, 1 – B and 3 – C.
1-B
2-E
3-C
4-F
5-A
6-D
Sheesh- I might actually have gotten here in time for a change.
Darn Rodolfo beat me, but mine are in the right order, whatever that is.
1-B-pogonomyrmex 2-E-Crematogaster 3-C-Acromyrmex 4-F-atta sexdens 5-A-(i dont know this genera) 6-D-Camponotus
Igor, I think that 3 is a major worker of Pheidole sp. 4 – seems to me – possibly is a worker of Atta laevigata. 5 is a worker of Oecophylla longinoda.
you are correct, my mistake. and thanks for taking my doubts =)
1 B
2 E
3 C
4 F
5 A
6 D Camponotus termitarius
a-5 Weaver ant, obviously nests in leaves that are weaved together.
b-3 Pogonomyrmex sp. the entrance and out area looks familiar.
c-1 Pheidole sp. not to sure about this one.
d-6 Camponotus sp. again, not to sure about this one. I’m confident in the other picks and this pair were the last two left.
e-2 Crematogaster sp. so I’m going to say this one live in the thorny tree.
f-4 Atta sp. has huge nests so obviously 4.
A=5 Oecophylla
B=1 Pogonomyrmex
C=3 Pheidole
D=6 Camponotus
E=2 Crematogaster
F=4 Atta
I’m late, and my guess looks like everybody else’s. No shirt for me!
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