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Harvester ant Since I was a little boy I thought these insects were not ants, but recently I found out that they are ants with wings and that they lose them (wings) at some point of their lives...I hope I'm not mistaken ^_^ Europe,Fall,Geotagged,Messor barbarus,Portugal,ant,macro Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Harvester ant

Since I was a little boy I thought these insects were not ants, but recently I found out that they are ants with wings and that they lose them (wings) at some point of their lives...I hope I'm not mistaken ^_^

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Nice to see one with wings! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Flavio's profile
      Flavio
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      In my region there's a lot of these when the first rains come. But they disappear when the cold arrives. Posted 3 years ago

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The Messor barbarus

''Messor barbarus'' is a species of harvester ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Flavio
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By Flavio

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2021. Captured Nov 2, 2021 08:41 in 4696+68 Moncarapacho, Portugal.
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  • X-T20
  • f/1.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.