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Ant Course 2023 After two weeks of learning, laughs, and many adventures, Ant Course has finished for the year. Thank you to the Binatang Research Center for hosting and helping us have a safe and fun time while in PNG!
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Day 10: End of Ant Course celebration with a sing-sing!
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We want to give a special thank you to @ant_explorer for 19 years of Ant Course! He has been awarded the Golden Sifter for all of his hard work. Thank you Brian!
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Day 10: Final review of the students collections
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The Ants of the World Project retweeted
Such a beauty! A rare Mystrium sp., found by @ant_explorer during the Ant Course 2023 in Papua New Guinea. @AntsProject
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Day 9: Mystrium, a rare genus of ants, found in the field yesterday by Brian Fisher
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Day 8: We have completed our final day in the field! A special thank you to the BRC staff, security team, and locals in the Mano area who assisted us with having a safe time in the primary rainforest
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Day 8: The ants have once again fallen for the bait
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Day 8: Our local PNG Ant Course participants showed us how to use a big shot for ant collecting today. This way students can bait ants from the tree canopy
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Day 8: Our last day in the field, we are back in the Mano primary rainforest
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Day 7: Starting to identify ants today馃敩
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Beautiful Polyrhachis nest. @AntsProject
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