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16:07, 3 December 2021 Img Buschinger 1997 M.-microrubra.jpg (file) 1.43 MB Records of Myrmica microrubra in Hesse, Germany. Because of colony composition and particular behaviors of the "parasite" its rank as a separate species is doubtful. 1
17:02, 10 December 2020 8-Las.nig.thcr. Kopie.jpg (file) 57 KB 8- Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758: Scheme of thoracic and gastral crop of a fertile queen (from B. Mura, thesis 1973) 1
17:01, 10 December 2020 7-Tem.-interr.-sag..jpg (file) 127 KB 7- Temnothorax interruptus (Schenck, 1852): Median-sagittal section through a reproductive, mated queen in hibernation. thK = thoracic crop; gK = gastral crop. 1
17:00, 10 December 2020 6-Mon.phar.long..jpg (file) 61 KB 6- Monomorium pharaonis: Schematic longitudinal section of a four weeks old mated queen. 1 = pharynx; 2 = thoracic crop; 3 = gastral crop; 4 = stomach; 5 = ovaries; 6 = hindgut. 1
16:58, 10 December 2020 5-Mon.phar.-th.cr. transv schema.404.jpg (file) 145 KB 5- Monomorium pharaonis: Schematic cross section of the thorax of a 12 weeks old mated queen. In addition to the esophagus, the lateral tracheal trunks have expanded. A = Adipocytes; B = Ventral nerve cord; M = leg muscles; O = esophagus; T = tracheae.... 1
16:58, 10 December 2020 4-Mon.phar.th.cr. transv.405.jpg (file) 266 KB 4- Monomorium pharaonis: Cross section through the thorax of a mated queen, five weeks old. The flight muscles are almost completely replaced by fat body tissue. 1
16:57, 10 December 2020 3-Mon.phar.th.cr.entrance.403.jpg (file) 222 KB 3- Monomorium pharaonis: Sagittal section through thorax with transition from esophagus (left = anterior) to thoracic crop. (From Petersen-Braun, PhD-thesis 1973) 1
16:56, 10 December 2020 2-Mon.phar.sag.juv..jpg (file) 182 KB 2- Monomorium pharaonis: Sagittal section through the esophagus of an unmated gyne less than one week old. bm = ventral nerve cord; l = lumen of esophagus; thm = longitudinal flight muscles. 1
16:52, 10 December 2020 1-Mon.phar.transv.juv..jpg (file) 235 KB 1- Monomorium pharaonis: Cross section through the esophagus of an unmated gyne less than one week old. bm = ventral nerve cord; oes = esophagus; thm = cross section of longitudinal flight muscles. Note the folded dorsal wall of the esophagus. 1
11:12, 6 December 2020 Buschinger 2005 Myrmecina gram. Ent. Gen.pdf (file) 6.29 MB Buschinger, A. 2005. Experimental Evidence for Genetically Mediated Queen Polymorphism in the Ant species Myrmecina graminicola (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomologia Generalis 27: 185-200. 1
13:40, 18 February 2020 M.pavida-QithRbmASchultz.jpg (file) 1.41 MB ''Myrmecia pavida'' ergatandromorph, head, z-stack photography by Roland Schultz, Senckenberg MNG, Görlitz, Germany. The mounted specimen is in the collection of SNMG (Buschinger No 16329). 1
16:12, 14 February 2020 M.pavida-head 5300.JPG (file) 520 KB Head of ''Myrmecia pavida'' ergatandromorph in frontal view. The long, dentate worker mandible contrasts enormously to the short male mandible. As well, the worker antennal shaft is very long, that of the male side is short. A lateral ocellus is presen... 1
19:30, 13 February 2020 M.pavida-total-4731.jpg (file) 191 KB thumb|none|900px|''M.pavida" male-worker mosaic. Found in laboratory colony of a German antkeeper. 1
16:50, 15 November 2019 Mermithids-Myrmica-2019.jpg (file) 776 KB From: Steiner et al. 2019. Worker of Myrmica sabuleti infested by five nematodes, found in a pitfall trap near Jena, Germany. 1
15:01, 14 November 2019 Myrmoxenus Karyotypes.237.jpg (file) 93 KB Karyotypes of five species of the former genus Myrmoxenus. From: Fischer, Karl, 1987. The identical karyotypes together with morphological features and corresponding parasitic life habits indicate monophyly of this group. 1
11:02, 14 November 2019 Temnothorax recedens karyotype.236.jpg (file) 47 KB Karyotype of Temnothorax recedens. From: Fischer, Karl (1987) 1
19:02, 6 September 2016 M. gram. erg, int, gyn..jpg (file) 330 KB Female polymorphism of Myrmecina graminicola: E = worker (ergatomorph),I = intermorphs,G = gynomorph (alate female).Drawings by Maike Schreiber, from Buschinger & Schreiber 2002. 1
15:54, 6 September 2016 Mg Int sterz Kop.jpg (file) 73 KB Mating sequence of Myrmecina graminicola, intermorphic females. 1
15:52, 6 September 2016 Mg Gyne Sterz.JPG (file) 83 KB Gynomorph (alate) of Myrmecina graminicola deposits traces of sexual pheromone on the substratum. 1
15:36, 4 September 2016 Temnothorax algerianus-JPG-Datei.jpg (file) 252 KB Temnothorax algerianus is a slavemaking ant belonging to the former genus Myrmoxenus. For colony foundation a mated young queen penetrates a colony of the host species (most frequently Temnothorax spinosus) and throttles its queen to death. She then is... 1
14:52, 4 September 2016 Temnothorax kraussei.jpg (file) 378 KB The dark brown young queen of Temnothorax (= Myrmoxens) kraussei has penetrated a nest of its host species, Temnothorax recedens. She throttles the larger host queen to death, and will be accepted by the host workers as replacement queen. 1
09:57, 4 September 2016 Temnothorax ravouxi queen throttling T. unifasciatus queen.jpg (file) 257 KB A young queen of slavemaking Temnothorax (= Myrmoxenus) ravouxi has penetrated a nest of the slave species Temnothorax unifasciatus. She throttles the host queen to death and is accepted by the adult host workers as replacement queen. Photo by the late... 1
09:39, 4 September 2016 Temnothorax ravouxi slave raid.jpg (file) 112 KB A scout ant of the slavemaking Temnothorax ravouxi leads a file of conspecifics to a nest of a slave species, here Temnothorax unifasciatus. After fighting the adult host workers the raiding party carries back the host worker pupae to the slavemaker nest. 1
15:28, 24 January 2013 Polyrhachis muelleri nest.jpg (file) 54 KB Nest of Polyrhachis muelleri beneath a leaf. Malaysia, Ulu Gombak. 1
15:10, 21 January 2013 Kutter-Ameisenapotheke-1956.jpg (file) 83 KB Heinrich Kutter and his Ant Pharmacy („Ameisenapotheke“) at Flawil, CH, in 1956 1
14:21, 21 January 2013 Acanthomyrmex ferox.jpg (file) 35 KB Acanthomyrmex ferox, small natural colony with two soldiers, a couple of workers and the queen looking into the picture from below, surrounded by fig seeds that serve as food. 1
10:53, 19 January 2013 Prof.-Walter-Kirchner.jpg (file) 116 KB Prof. Dr. Walter Kirchner, Aachen, Germany 1
15:07, 9 December 2012 Camponotus-aethiops-maj.-mi. heads.jpg (file) 96 KB Camponotus aethiops; heads of major and minor worker. 1
15:00, 9 December 2012 Camponotus-aethiops-polym.jpg (file) 163 KB   1
11:12, 9 December 2012 C.-cf.-sericeiventris.jpg (file) 211 KB Camponotus cf. sericeiventris alive. Mexico, Yucatan, March 2004 1
15:09, 6 December 2012 C.-fulvopilous-w.jpg (file) 182 KB Major worker of Camponotus fulvopilosus. Namibia. 1
15:07, 6 December 2012 C.-fulvopilosus-ww.jpg (file) 256 KB Camponotus fulvopilosus workers in front of nest entrance. Namibia. 1
15:57, 5 December 2012 Leptothorax-goesswaldi-type-specimen.jpg (file) 130 KB Type specimen of Leptothorax goesswaldi from the collection of H. Kutter 1
10:58, 5 December 2012 Leptothorax-acervorum-queen.jpg (file) 109 KB Fig. 2: SEM picture of an L. acervorum queen the antennae of which have been mutilated by a parasite queen. Arrows indicate where the antennal scapes have been cut through. The white bar at the left side is 1 mm. From: http://www.ameisenwiki.de/index.php/ 1
10:54, 5 December 2012 Leptothorax goesswaldi colony foundation.jpg (file) 52 KB Fig. 1: Queen of Leptothorax goesswaldi (top left) bites off the antennae of a host species queen (Leptothorax acervorum). She had penetrated the host colony in August of the preceding year, has spent the winter in the host colony, and now in spring begin 1
14:53, 27 November 2012 M.-rubriceps-male-lat..jpg (file) 130 KB Monomorium cf rubriceps male, lateral view. Australia, NSW. 1
14:52, 27 November 2012 M.-rubriceps-gynomorph-dors.jpg (file) 187 KB Monomorium cf rubriceps gynomorph, dorsal view. Australia, NSW. 1
14:50, 27 November 2012 M.-rubriceps-gynomorph-lat..jpg (file) 109 KB Monomorium cf rubriceps gynomorph, lateral view. Australia, NSW. 1
14:46, 27 November 2012 M.-rubriceps-intermorph-dor.jpg (file) 94 KB Monomorium cf rubriceps intermorphic queen, lateral view. Australia, NSW. 1
14:44, 27 November 2012 M.-rubriceps-intermorph-que.jpg (file) 128 KB Monomorium cf rubriceps intermorphic queen, lateral view. Australia, NSW. 1
14:42, 27 November 2012 Monomorium-rubriceps-interm.jpg (file) 124 KB Monomorium cf rubriceps intermorphic queen in her nest with workers and a brood. Australia, NSW. 2
17:08, 23 November 2012 T. minutissimus and host T. curvispinosus males.jpg (file) 372 KB Males of the inquiline ant, Temnothorax minutissimus, and of its host species Temnothorax curvispinosus. 1
17:02, 23 November 2012 T.-minutissimus-and-T.-curv..jpg (file) 214 KB Temnothorax minutissimus alate gynes in an artificial nest with the host species, Temnothorax curvispinosus, workers and a queen. 1
16:08, 23 November 2012 Polyrhachis-lama-Tandem.jpg (file) 100 KB Interaction of the parasitic Polyrhachis lama with its hoet Diacamma sp. from Java: During nest relocation a Polyrhachis worker (colour-marked) follows in tandem one of its host species workers. (Photo: U. Maschwitz) 1
14:19, 21 November 2012 Myrmoxenus gordiagini slave raiding party.jpg (file) 109 KB A scout of Myrmoxenus gordiagini has detected a colony of the host species. On a short-lived pheromone trail the scout (far right) leads a column of nestmates, all slavemakers, towards the entrance of the slave species nest. 1
14:08, 21 November 2012 Myrmoxenus gordiagini colony foundation.jpg (file) 115 KB Myrmoxenus gordiagini queen (left), having penetrated a host nest, "throttles" the host colony queen to death. The adult host workers don't bother. 1
13:42, 21 November 2012 Protomognathus americanus-queen.jpg (file) 132 KB Protomognathus americanus queen and one worker in artificial nest. 1
14:10, 14 November 2012 Formica-pratensis.JPG (file) 629 KB A typical nest of Formica pratensis. It is quite flat and consists of a low mound of grass stems and soil, surrounded by excavated sand and soil. Usually found in open areas like dry pastures. A circle of lush green vegetation around the nest indicates th 1
10:51, 14 November 2012 Formica polyctena large nest.jpg (file) 907 KB Formica polyctena often forms huge supercolonies with several hundred nests. Single nests may be vary large, particularly in coniferous forests. The photo was taken in 2004 in Germany, Odenwald forest, Hesse. 1
13:45, 13 November 2012 F. Steiner.jpg (file) 51 KB   1
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