sting
gaster armed with sting
gaster armed with stingLicence:
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A slender, pointed sting used for hunting and defense is located at the apical end of the gaster. Sometimes it is not fully extruded and difficult to see. Used in Antkey to separate all other subfamilies from Dolichoderinae and Formicinae.
Creator:
Eli Sarnat
sting with apical pendant
sting with apical pendantLicence:
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The posterior tip of the string is shaped like a pendant, or triangle. Used in Antkey to separate Tetramorium from all other myrmicines.
Creator:
Eli Sarnat
sting simple
sting simpleLicence:
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The sting is simple, tapering evenly into a posterior point. Used in Antkey to separate all other myrmicine genera from Tetramorium.
Creator:
Eli Sarnat
ant morphology
ant morphologyLicence:
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Illustration
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head (Image keywords), mesosoma (Image keywords), waist (Image keywords), gaster (Image keywords), funiculus (Image keywords), antennal scape (Image keywords), antennal scrobe (Image keywords), eye (Image keywords), pronotum (Image keywords), mesonotum (Image keywords), metanotal groove (Image keywords), propodeum (Image keywords), propodeal spines (Image keywords), petiole (Image keywords), postpetiole (Image keywords), sting (Image keywords), tibia (Image keywords), femur (Image keywords), tarsus (Image keywords), tibia (Image keywords), coxae (Image keywords), mandibles (Image keywords), clypeus (Image keywords), antennal club (Image keywords)
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Some terms associated with ant morphology (profile view).
Creator:
Eli Sarnat
gaster armed with sting
gaster armed with sting Licence:
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gaster armed with sting (Hypoponera opaciceps)
Creator:
Eli Sarnat
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gaster armed with sting
gaster armed with sting Licence:
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gaster armed with sting (Odontomachus simillimus)
Creator:
Eli Sarnat
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