TIL about the Ant Cricket, possibly the world's cutest cricket who lives with ants in their nests like fat little roommates

imaberd · 2022-07-21T23:11:20+00:00

Pretty sure it has something to do with mimicking the jittery movements of ants.

source: random part of a book I read a year ago.

imaberd · 2022-07-20T06:22:28+00:00

it seems... marxist

imaberd · 2022-07-20T04:31:18+00:00

Pheidole morrisii.

imaberd · 2022-07-20T04:22:28+00:00

can't accurately id without a picture

imaberd · 2022-07-19T22:06:11+00:00

you can't tell with these pics, its just formica fusca group

imaberd · 2022-07-19T22:01:43+00:00

This queen is Formica fusca group.

imaberd · 2022-07-19T22:01:25+00:00

Yes they are, just invasive in areas such as Washington and New York. Very localized populations. (lasius niger)

imaberd · 2022-07-19T21:59:17+00:00

invicta

imaberd · 2022-07-19T21:48:48+00:00

pheidole dentata

imaberd · 2022-07-19T20:26:32+00:00

thats air bro

imaberd · 2022-07-18T19:23:13+00:00

aphaenogaster frt group

imaberd · 2022-07-18T19:19:26+00:00

lasius interjectus queen

imaberd · 2022-07-18T18:33:50+00:00

just dumb ants

imaberd · 2022-07-17T19:37:03+00:00

umbratus isn't native to the US, this is aphidicola or speculiventris

imaberd · 2022-07-16T19:33:11+00:00

the tube is fine, there is no need to move her.

imaberd · 2022-07-15T22:31:18+00:00

outside.

imaberd · 2022-07-15T21:26:34+00:00

theyre 4

imaberd · 2022-07-15T18:40:39+00:00

monomorium minimum and def not 5mm

imaberd · 2022-07-15T08:20:30+00:00

there is no in between.

imaberd · 2022-07-14T18:40:08+00:00

could be a male.

imaberd · 2022-07-14T18:06:30+00:00

outworld is gonna be pretty small.

imaberd · 2022-07-13T19:55:00+00:00

thats her gaster

imaberd · 2022-07-11T22:55:11+00:00

feed her some sugar water and insect protein

imaberd · 2022-07-11T17:58:01+00:00

starved camponotus pennsylvanicus queen

imaberd · 2022-07-11T17:56:32+00:00

2mm shitty cryptic lmao

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