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Username: kuene Category: wild Location: Country: Switzerland Keyword: Zurich Zoologisches Institut Longitude: 47°22.520' Latitude: 8°32.857' Altitude: 440 Comment: solenopsis fugax near lasius niger seen from far away. nest is located near the wall. | Size: 40 KB nestsite.jpg | ||
Username: kuene Identification: Formicinae Lasiini Lasius Category: wild Location: Country: Switzerland Keyword: Zurich Zoologisches Institut Longitude: 47°22.520' Latitude: 8°32.857' Altitude: 440 Comment: this l.niger worker is repelled by the smell of s.fugax. and sometimes also by the powerful sting of this tiny and aggressive ant. the poison gland of s.fugax can spray an alkaloid repellant substance. so often there is no fight at all when s.fugax steals brood for food. | Size: 80 KB 1lasius.jpg | ||
Username: kuene Category: wild Location: Country: Switzerland Keyword: Zurich Zoologisches Institut Longitude: 47°22.520' Latitude: 8°32.857' Altitude: 440 Comment: so i was surprised to see a colony of Solenopsis fugax. right near the chambers of lasius niger! -- Solenopsis fugax is a very tiny ant 2mm. 6000 of them have the weight of one gram. one colony can have several 100,000 workers! polygyn. is true kleptobiont or thief ant but can also live on its own, eats aphids. (B.Seifert)-- | Size: 64 KB nest.jpg | ||
Username: kuene Identification: Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Solenopsis Category: wild Location: Country: Switzerland Keyword: Zurich Zoologisches Institut Longitude: 47°22.520' Latitude: 8°32.857' Altitude: 440 Comment: scouts of S.fugax make many tiny tunnels to search for the brood of the other colony. lasius niger is too large to enter the tunnels. | Size: 32 KB sfnest.jpg | ||
Username: kuene Identification: Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Solenopsis Category: preserved specimen Location: Country: Switzerland Keyword: Zurich Zoologisches Institut Longitude: 47°22.520' Latitude: 8°32.857' Altitude: 440 Comment: my first ID attempt with key: solenopsis fugax - the antennae have a clear large club. mandibles have 4 teeth. the only solenopsis in Switzerland. | Size: 24 KB sffront.jpg | ||
Username: kuene Identification: Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Solenopsis Category: preserved specimen Location: Country: Switzerland Keyword: Zurich Zoologisches Institut Longitude: 47°22.520' Latitude: 8°32.857' Altitude: 440 Comment: my first preservations | Size: 12 KB sf4.jpg | ||
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