Image of Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith 1857)
Description:
Ants attending to a moth for some reason. I am not sure what their relationship is, but I am reminded of how ants farm hemipterans. Very unusual. There was another instance of the same situation immediately nearby: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2381931 The moth's observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2381940
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, and ants)
- Apocrita (wasp)
- Aculeata
- Vespoidea (Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies)
- Formicidae (ants)
- Anoplolepis
- Anoplolepis gracilipes
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