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Boosted by jonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (nonvenomous)"):
futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:

One more "look at this ant"

I promise you will not regret.

Cataulacus latissimus. This is similar to the turtle ants of North America, but look at this tiny creature. Made to be flat. The flat body may help this ant if she falls off of her tree, she can sail back to the trunk and find her colony again. (this is a guess based on ants with similar size and morphology) #lookatthisant

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230664476

A matte black ant that has a very flat body with gothic details. It's like a series of black plates and spikes. The eyes are on the side of the head as it rests on a leaf. Photo from iNaturalist by melvynyeo