Droptail Ant

Myrmicaria arachnoides

Myrmicaria arachnoides is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.
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Appearance

Myrmicaria can be discerned from related ant genera by a postpetiole with a complete tergosternal fusion, a postpetiole-gaster articulation shifted ventrally on the gaster, and an antenna with seven segments.

Distribution

Indo-Australian Region: Borneo (type locality), Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore.

References:

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https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Myrmicaria_arachnoides
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmicaria
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusMyrmicaria
SpeciesMyrmicaria arachnoides
Photographed in
Malaysia