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Thursday, August 07, 2014

Tetramorium sp

This Tetramorium species (sp10) is the smallest I encountered, measuring at 2.3 millimeters. Unless examine closely it may easily be mistaken for Cardiocondyla (see last photo in this post). Cardiocondyla is a species of tiny ants mostly below 2 millimeters in total length.




Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant
Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant.

Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant
Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant.

Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant
Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant.

Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant
Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant.

Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant
Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant.

Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant
Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant.

Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant
Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant.

Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant
Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant.

Worker of Tetramorium sp. ant.


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Taxonomy
(no rank) Root 1
(Top Node) Cellular organism 131567
Superkingdom: Eukaryota 2759 [Domain]
(no rank) Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
(no rank) Eumetazoa 6072
(no rank) Bilateria 33213
(no rank) Coelomata 33316
(no rank) Protosomia 33317
(no rank) Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
(no rank) Mandibulata 197563
(no rank) Pancrustacea 197562
Superclass: Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
(no rank) Dicondylia 85512
(no rank) Pterygota 7496
Subclass: Neoptera 33340
Infraclass: Endopterygota 33392
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
(no rank) Apocrita 7400
Suborder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Vespoidea 34725
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Myrmicinae 34695
Tribe: Tetramoriini 144020
Genus: Tetramorium 30204


Last Updated: 2014 08 07
Firsts Posted: 2014 08 07
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