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Figure 3. a Scanning electron micrograph of the Blepharidatta conops ergatoid queen frontal disk, in frontal view, showing the extreme modifications in shape and form of the head and anterior slope of the pronotum, both of which share the same sculpturing pattern. Note also the stiff barbed hairs, protuding laterally and regularly from the continuous edges of the head and pronotum dorsum. b Scanning electron micrograph of the Blepharidatta conops ergatoid frontal end, in side view, showing the deep antennal scrobe, the compound eyes not visible in frontal view, and the lock and key structure of the head ventral face and pronotum (see arrow), that helps keeping the head in place while blocking the entrance of the subsidiary chamber

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current15:19, 7 January 2015Thumbnail for version as of 15:19, 7 January 20151,500 × 724 (391 KB)Lubertazzi (talk | contribs)Figure 3. a Scanning electron micrograph of the ''Blepharidatta conops'' ergatoid queen frontal disk, in frontal view, showing the extreme modifications in shape and form of the head and anterior slope of the pronotum, both of which share the same ...

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