2017년 1월 30일 월요일

Camponotus kiusuensis


Camponotus kiusuensis minor worker in the brood nest.

Mt. Cheonggye, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

2017년 1월 29일 일요일

Polyrhachis striatorugosa


This young Polyrhachis striatorugosa queen was forging on the jungle floor after sunset. This huge spiny ant with bulging eyes is covered with bulky hair. Polyrhachis striatorugosa seems to be nocturnal, because workers can be seen usually during night time. Most of the Polyrhachis species are semiclaustral foundress. So the queen scavenge for food until the workers are born. Notice the single egg between her mandible.

Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Gnamptogenys sp.


Portrait of Gnamptogenys sp. queen.

Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Camponotus atrox


Camponotus atrox foundress queen with a small worker. This colony seems to be just a little bit more than 1year old. 

 Mt. Cheonggye, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Dolichoderus sp.



Gathering of reddish Dolichoderus species workers. They were spotted on the handrail of jungle tracking course.

Taman Negara National Park, Pahang, Malaysia 

Odontomachus simillimus



The young queen of Odontomachus simillimus has caught its prey Anoplolepis gracilipes worker.
 
Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia