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In Campanario, these ants patrol much of the forest. When agitated, they move into a defensive position with their abdomen below them, pointed as a gun. I know some ant do it, so I suspect they are capable of spraying formic acid at offenders.
Tag Archives: Insects
Another skipper
Drosophiliidae
I have a few of these for you, Pat… and Dr. Foote.
He was squished
Family?
No luck
My soapy-water pan traps were not very effective.
Funnel-web
This spider web holds together the cliff face on which it rests. It reminds me of Hydropsychid caddisfly larva, which weave funnels to capture food particles in streams and have actually been shown to alter sediment transport dynamics.
Not a lady beetle
Frigid caterpillar
The Osage Orange
does not deter spiders but may repel mosquitoes.