Via Brazilian myrmecologist Rodrigo Feitosa comes this shot of conjoined leafcutter ant sisters. Two fully grown adult ants dorsally fused from abdominal segments 3 onward.Via Myrmecos, which has LOTS of information about ants. Photo credit: Rodrigo Feitosa.
Incredibly, this developmental oddity was observed carrying leaf fragments in a foraging trail.
Amazing that that thing was able to function. It probably thought it was just like the other guys(the word thought being a metaphor here).
ReplyDeleteIf a normal one can carry up to three times its own weight, How much do you think this one could haul around?
ReplyDeleteI think it is sad that he probably killed it just to take a picture.
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