Comments on Phenomenica: Discovered New Ant Species

Well, that is an interesting ant. I gave it a stum...

2008-10-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

Well, that is an interesting ant. I gave it a stumble thumb up. :)

If they look to the right of where they found this...

2008-09-29T14:35:00.000-07:00

If they look to the right of where they found this ant, they will find the answer.

The answer to all that is.

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Yes.

arcwhite, spot on. They ripped off the other 3 leg...

2008-09-25T15:25:00.000-07:00

arcwhite, spot on. They ripped off the other 3 legs for DNA testing.

Did they rip off 3 legs in the process of getting ...

2008-09-25T12:24:00.000-07:00

Did they rip off 3 legs in the process of getting it to the lab? I can't imagine that that thing only has 3 legs, doesn't it have to have 6 in order to be in the family insecta?

Tom, They have three specimens, read a little more...

2008-09-22T07:41:00.000-07:00

Tom, They have three specimens, read a little more closely. Jeez. hahaha, Antz syndrome?

Fascinating, I was really excited about this.

That wasps burrying into the ground would turn int...

2008-09-22T05:25:00.000-07:00

That wasps burrying into the ground would turn into ants isn't so far fetched an idea. Why else loose the wings? But this one is weird to say the least. Interesting.

Could this not be a mutant ant suffering from some...

2008-09-22T05:08:00.000-07:00

Could this not be a mutant ant suffering from some antz syndrome? :-)
you really should not define a new species on the basis of one example.