Template:Did you know nominations/Nylanderia pygmaea

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:08, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Nylanderia pygmaea

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Nylanderia pygmaea male in amber

... that male Nylanderia pygmaea ants (pictured) were trapped in amber while climbing plants for their mating flight?

Source: "However, more than 90% of inclusions of Paratrechina pygmaea (syn Nylanderia pygmaea) and the ponerine genera Gnamptogenys Roger, Hypoponera Santschi, Pachycondyla F. Smith, Ponera Latreille, and Proceratium Roger are alates. This is because workers of terrestrial species only extremely rarely climb the trees. On the other hand, during nuptial flight, the males and alate gynes of the same species climb up the stems of grass or tree trunks and, thus, the probability of their getting trapped in resin is much higher" (Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2009 page 1040)

Reviewed: Luciola cruciata
Comment: Reviewed Aquatica lateralis of the nomination

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self-nominated at 21:05, 1 January 2018 (UTC).

- Length, Date, Cite, QPQ, and Earwigs check. Image is freely licensed (CC-BY). Mifter (talk) 00:06, 2 January 2018 (UTC)