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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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Beautiful Polyrhachis nest. @AntsProject
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#AntCoursePNG under way. Phil Ward teaching higher level ant systematics.
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I’ve been travelling for days and now I’m further from home than I’ve ever been before, in Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 I’m here to learn about the ecology and evolution of arguably the dominant organism on this planet: ants! 🐜 📍 Binatang Research Centre, Papua New Guinea @AntsProject
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Cruising through the Great Barrier Reef, on route to #antcourse23 to be held in Papua New Guinea’ Binatang Research Station. @AntsProject @binatang
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Leptothorax queen with brood, from the peat bog swamp Červené blato🇨🇿The small, white balls are pollen!
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There are so much of beautiful memories, but maybe the best thing is the friendship that comes along with it. Also, the act of kindness of two ladies who worked at the station with me (I never knew their names). Ant Course 2015 🐜 #Arizona #Ants #AntCourse2015
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we found a Neocerapachys colony during ant course 2018, including queen and larvae
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Pygmy snapping ant queen and her daughters. I found them today in a tiny chamber in the center of a rotten log.
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A mustache ant delicately picks up her baby sister by the head with serrated mandibles.
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A wound on the trunk of a conifer turned into an eerily mass grave of wood ants, Formica polyctena 🇨🇿
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Welcome Back from Vietnam, Ant Course grads! "The welcoming atmosphere at the Ant Course reinforced my desire to study ant diversity and gave me a sense of belonging in the academic universe of myrmecologists." ~R. Probst Borneo Ant Course '14 bit.ly/3zZMxPC @AntsProject
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While checking my phone, I stumbled upon this gem of @LonginoJack singing to entertain us tired students at AntCourse 2022
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Myrmoteras trap jaw ant from Vietnam.
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Another good find at #antcourse Vietnam. A colony of Leptanilla! ⁦@AntsProject⁩
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Another highlight of AntCourse for me; I found Leptanilla for the first time! They are tiny goofy soil ants and very cute.
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Another rare find at Ant Course Vietnam! ⁦Protanilla @AntsProject⁩
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Neat pselaphine beetle from litter in Vietnam.
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A chain of Leptogenys pulling an earthworm in Vietnam. #antcourse ⁦@AntsProject⁩
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have you ever seen ant foam? 🤯
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