Bajcaridris theryi, endemic ant of the Middle Atlas Mountains. Maybe one of the first pictures of living specimens online..?
Notes: These ants seemed to be collecting pollens in their maxilla+labium. Individual exiting nests had clear decrease in pollen but no other evidence.
Some cool ants from the Swiss Jura mountains seen in #euroIUSSI2024 wood ant walk!!
Formica cf. pressilabris
Harpagoxenus sublaevis
Formica paralugubris(with resin!)
and Manica rubida
Thanks to all organisers and partocopants!!
#IUSSI #IUSSI2024 #Myrmecology
Two guests in a single nest
Sceptobius schmitti & Dinardilla liometopi found in a colony of Liometopum apiculatum colony
Southwestern Research Station, AZ, USA