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Post by Wood~Ant on Sept 1, 2009 7:33:56 GMT
For all you budding Entomologists out there, I thought I'd start a fun section where members can guess what a photo or description of an object is First off, can you guess what this photo is? Attachments:
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Phasmid
Nurse Ant
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Post by Phasmid on Sept 1, 2009 9:56:36 GMT
Some kind of house fly?
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Post by Kyle on Sept 1, 2009 10:19:41 GMT
a compound eye from something?
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Post by Wood~Ant on Sept 1, 2009 14:12:01 GMT
a compound eye from something? Yes, but it isn't a fly, so both you and Phasmid are very close. So can you guess what it really is?
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Quah
Ant Photographer
Outstanding Ant Photographer
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Country: Malaysia
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Post by Quah on Sept 2, 2009 3:28:38 GMT
Looks like the compound eye of an ant. Probably a worker (typically workers have small compound eyes, not all though). Gyne normally have larger compound eyes.
Flying insects such as flies, wasps, bees, dragon flies, butterflies normally have large compound eyes. Even grasshoppers and praying mantis.
That compound eye is too small so it must belong to an incomplete insect such as a worker ant (could be a gyne too as some species have smaller eyes) or some subterranean Anthropoda.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Sept 2, 2009 7:27:05 GMT
YES..... Quah has got it spot on, well done nest mate It is actually the compound eye of an Atta (Leaf Cutter Ant) worker. Now unless I can find something else, perhaps one of you guys may like to post a poser for this thread?
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Post by Wood~Ant on Sept 2, 2009 7:38:58 GMT
In the meantime, try this for a puzzler Below is a pic of perhaps the most beautiful moth in the world, called a Sunset Moth; but what makes the wings show such lovely colours? Attachments:
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Post by Caydenn on Sept 3, 2009 7:47:23 GMT
it uses optical interference which gives the eyes a optical illusion....of the color..
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Post by Wood~Ant on Sept 3, 2009 8:24:42 GMT
Well done Caydenn The wings actually have light absorbing cells which then refract back a particular colour of the spectrum (such as those seen in a rainbow). So each individual colour bounces back while the rest are absorbed, giving the wings the appearance of many different colours, when in reality there is no colour there. In other words, it is an optical illusion like Caydenn has said Anyone else fancy posting a fun poser here
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Post by Zarbi on Sept 3, 2009 18:43:35 GMT
This is an easy one, so I expect somebody to get it soon What has an pale round head, small eyes, big pincer jaws and is used by natives to heal cut wounds? It is so easy
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Post by Kyle on Sept 3, 2009 20:07:10 GMT
that wouldn't be army ants would it
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Post by Wood~Ant on Sept 4, 2009 0:19:00 GMT
that wouldn't be army ants would it Is that your answer Kyle, as it is really a question? ;D
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Post by Zarbi on Sept 4, 2009 8:51:37 GMT
Even though Kyle's answer was more like a question, it is indeed an army ant soldier Okilly Dokilly (best Ned Flanders accent from the Simpsons), here's another poser. What main difference is there between ants (and termites can be included in this, even though they're not Hymenoptera) from bees and wasps? Go on, give it your best shot
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Post by Black Ant on Sept 4, 2009 16:14:43 GMT
all I can think of is termites and driver ant queens mate with males more times in the nest Bees and wasps only mate once during a mating flight.
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Post by Zarbi on Sept 5, 2009 14:47:33 GMT
all I can think of is termites and driver ant queens mate with males more times in the nest Bees and wasps only mate once during a mating flight. Good answer, but not the one I'm looking for ;D
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