gaster armed with ventral slit

Licence: 
Creative Commons Licence
Keywords: 
ventral slit (Image keywords), gaster (Image keywords)
Description: 

The tip of the gaster has a transverse slit-like incision capable of excreting chemicals used for defense and communication. This character separates Dolichoderinae from all other subfamilies of ants.

Creator: 
Eli Sarnat
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith