Tetramorium nodiferum Kibale forest, Uganda - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography - Insect Pictures

Tetramorium

is a genus of small- to medium-sized myrmicine ants whose considerable diversity is centered in the old world. Several species have been transported extensively with human commerce, including the common European pavement ant, now among the most abundant insects in temperate North American cities.

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Tetramorium hispidum

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Tetramorium nodiferum

Kibale forest, Uganda

Tetramorium nodiferum

Kibale forest, Uganda

Tetramorium nodiferum with worker pupae.

Kibale forest, Uganda

Tetramorium nodiferum is unusual for the genus in being slightly polymorphic in the worker cast. A subset of individuals in the nest have relatively elongate heads.

Kibale forest, Uganda

Tetramorium pulcherrimum is a small, furry, forest-dwelling ant found in the rainforests of central Africa. Here, a forager explores the mossy microscape on top of a rotting log.

Kibale Forest, Uganda

Tetramorium pulcherrimum is a small, furry, forest-dwelling ant found in the rainforests of central Africa.

Kibale Forest, Uganda

Tetramorium pullulum

Kibale forest, Uganda

Some ants adapt well to human landscapes. Here, a colony of Tetramorium sericeiventre makes itself at home under some patio bricks.

St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Tetramorium nodiferum

Kibale forest, Uganda

Tetramorium nodiferum

Kibale forest, Uganda

Tetramorium nodiferum

Kibale forest, Uganda

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Keywords: white formicidae myrmicinae worker ant tetramorium nodiferum

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