Atta (GW20)
Our 20th Genus of the week, Atta, was suggested by Kalimant.Described by Fabricius in 1804.Subfamily: MyrmicinaeTribe: Attini
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www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Atta+antsNote: I had to add ants since Atta, by itself, came up bad results. /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (AntDude -- Your Host) from The Ant Farm's Message Board.| |. .| |...
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LOL! I did that a couple months ago, innocently looking up images of leaf-cutter ants on Google, and what I got was an unnerving mix of leering terrorist faces and ants. Was a bit of a shock, at first.
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According to the ITIS, there are currently 17 described species of Atta.
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Thanks Zanti.First, a link to previous post i made about Atta and Acromyrmex in Mexico.pub8.ezboard.com/fantfarm...2073.topicAlso, their use of antibiotics to combat pest species in their...
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I like it! I wonder if there are other ant stamps . /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (AntDude -- Your Host) from The Ant Farm's Message Board.| |. .| | \ _ / The Ant Farm: http://antfarm.home.dhs.org ( )
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Probably, antdude.BTW, one of the things i like about this Ant of the Week setup is that people can tell their personal stories about the ants...much better than just getting info from the web....i...
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Kalimantsome time back you asked about a key for Atta, Just wanted to let you know that if all goes well I will have one up at my armyant website in the next couple of days. I did not write the key...
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Mrmacophyl posted the keys as noted in pub8.ezboard.com/fantfarm...=189.topic thread. /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (AntDude -- Your Host) from The Ant Farm's Message Board.| |. .| | \ _ / The Ant Farm:...
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Where I was living in Paraguay, we had two common Atta species, A. sexdens and A. laevigata. Without major workers, these two species can be difficult to tell apart, except by smell. When crushed,...
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the squishy test?you're as bad as i am...i once threw a frog into a bunch of weaver ants just to see what would happen...no surprises there...i'd think that their preference of foreign plants might be...
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The Atta key I mentioned in an earlier post is now online. Please keep in mind that it is entirely centered on Central American species and does not have any illustrations however with some care it...
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I have posted a slightly better version of the Atta photo I posted sometime back, a new scanner can make all the difference in the world in the quality of scanned...
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I blush to admit it, but I have no clue which species of Atta it is. It was a cool shot but i did not bother to collect any specimens for identification, by that time I had been in Costa Rica for a...
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weird thing is i had the exact opposite reaction to you...found some interesting ponerines in mexico, but because ponerines are a dime a dozen where i used to live (whereas leaf cutting ants are not...
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I think this is different than above: a key to the species of Atta: courtesy of Mrmacophyl:www.southwest.net/users/m...0Atta.HTMl
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Many facts in this thread including (but not limited to) the names of the subfamily and tribe, the name and date of original description, the names of synonyms and number of species: courtesy of:Barry...
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