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 antdude |
Are there any ant species that are yellow and black? |
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Posts: 17064 04/04/2002 10:59 PM
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I am wondering. Online photographs with URLs would be helpful.
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Morosophomyrmex |
Re: Are there any ant species that are yellow and black? | #1 | ||
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Henchant Posts: 1042 04/04/2002 11:08 PM
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yep - the first that come to mind are Camponotus in both Australia and Costa Rica that are black except for a metallic gold gaster.
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antdude |
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Posts: 17064 04/04/2002 11:12 PM
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Morosophomyrmex: Like this one?
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Mrmacophyl |
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Posts: 3394 04/05/2002 7:11 AM
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If I remember correctly that is a Camponotus, I just can not remember which species, African I think as well.
" The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny....'" Isaac Asimov:
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Morosophomyrmex |
black and yellow... | #4 | ||
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Henchant Posts: 1042 04/05/2002 2:25 PM
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yep antdude. THere are also Polyrachis in Australia that have the same coloration.
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antdude |
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Posts: 17064 04/05/2002 2:30 PM
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Thanks, Morosophomyrmex
. I am thinking of using that name for my job (Symantec = yellow and black colors)./\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (AntDude -- Your Host) from The Ant Farm's Message Board.| |. .| | \ _ / The Ant Farm: http://antfarm.home.dhs.org ( ) |
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Dr Ant |
Re: Are there any ant species that are yellow and black? | #6 | ||
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Posts: 5364 04/06/2002 10:55 AM
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That's Camponotus fulvopilosus, a beaautiful southern African species which also comes in red and black, very velvet-ant-like. There some Monomorium that are yellow and black in the reverse pattern of C. fulvopilosus, and smooth rather than hairy. Pix at Japanese ants site (scroll down to Monomorium intrudens:
ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/IMAGEE/00001.HTM |
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antdude |
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Posts: 17064 04/06/2002 10:58 AM
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Thanks, Dr. Ant. ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/PCD0571/B/01.jpg are dark colors
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Dr Ant |
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Posts: 5364 04/06/2002 11:04 AM
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I was referring to ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/S.../41105.HTM
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antdude |
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Posts: 17064 04/06/2002 11:21 AM
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Dr. Ant, thanks.
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antdude |
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Posts: 17064 04/08/2002 1:02 PM
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Do these species have common names? I think their scientific names are too long [grin].
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Dr Ant |
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Posts: 5364 04/08/2002 8:40 PM
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They don't, but we could make up English names for them. Monomorium intrudens, the Japanese intruding ant. Heh, heh!
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antdude |
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Posts: 17064 04/08/2002 8:53 PM
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How about the Golden Butt Ninja Ants? Hehe, I would like to see people calling those species with that name!
So, how do people get these ants common names anyways? /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (AntDude -- Your Host) from The Ant Farm's Message Board.| |. .| | \ _ / The Ant Farm: http://antfarm.home.dhs.org ( ) |
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Zanti Agent |
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Posts: 3369 04/08/2002 9:01 PM Banned User |
They named them just like you did above. I think most common names are local anyway. For example: I do not think Linepithema humile is called the "Argentine ant" in Argentina.
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antdude |
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Posts: 17064 04/08/2002 9:09 PM
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Hehe! I think we, as a non-profit organization, should make up common names
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kazita00 |
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Posts: 118 04/09/2002 3:56 AM |
Golden Butt Ninja Ants :-D
Japanese name of "Monomorium intrudens" is "hime-ari". hIY_mEH_AA_rIY(phonemic) "hime" : little/young lady of noble birth/charming /cute/pretty/princess "ari" : ant |
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Dr Ant |
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Posts: 5364 04/09/2002 7:11 PM
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Princess ant -- that's nice. And it honors the first common name for the ant by translating it.
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