Sharp-jawed ants (Orectognathus darlingtoni)
Orectognathus darlingtoni · Orectognathus
Sharp-jawed ants (Orectognathus darlingtoni). Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month. Small to medium (~4-6mm), brown to reddish-brown, with a distinctively spiny mesosoma and elongated mandibles. Recorded near 1 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
When do sharp-jawed ants fly?
Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month.
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Queen appearance
Small to medium (~4-6mm), brown to reddish-brown, with a distinctively spiny mesosoma and elongated mandibles. · typical for this genus
slow, deliberate stalking gait typical of trap-jaw-style predators
How to catch a queen ant →No founding care data for Orectognathus darlingtoni yet.
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