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Stigmacros

is an Australian genus of small, attractive formicine ants usually bearing spines or teeth towards the rear of their middle body section.

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Stigmacros sp.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

A young Stigmacros queen pauses to groom herself while looking for a spot to found a new colony.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

Stigmacros worker ant with an Anthrenocerus dermestid beetle larva. The beetle is likely a commensal inhabitant of the ant's nest, taking advantage of the ants' climate-controlled colony while feeding on debris around the nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Stigmacros, workers with eggs in the brood nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Stigmacros worker ant grooming. Ants are meticulously clean animals.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Stigmacros worker ants with an Anthrenocerus dermestid beetle larva. The beetle is likely a commensal inhabitant of the ant's nest, taking advantage of the ants' climate-controlled colony while feeding on debris around the nest.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Stigmacros worker ant with a full crop.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

A foraging Stigmacros worker.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

This Stigmacros worker has discovered the carcass of a spider and is taking it back to her nest.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

Stigmacros sp.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Stigmacros sp.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Stigmacros sp.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Canon EOS 7D |

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Original size: 3964x2723 |

Current: 800x550 |

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Keywords: white formicinae worker ant stigmacros

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