Red Back Spider - Attenborough: Life in the Undergrowth - BBC

I just learned something new today.

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Summons of the Queen ant - Ant Attack - BBC

The males of this species are called Sausage Flies.

Blue Ants?!

The blue ant (Diamma bicolor, also known as the blue-ant or bluebottle) is, despite its name and its appearance, not an ant at all, but rather a species of large solitary parasitic wasp sometimes known as a flower wasp.

It is a native of south and southeast Australia, including the Australia states of Tasmania, New South Wales,Victoria and South Australia. It is the sole member of the subfamily Diamminae, and is both morphologically and behaviorally unusual among members of the family Tiphiidae.

Blue ants have a distinctive metallic blue-green body, with red legs. The female ranges up to 25 mm (1 inch) in length, is wingless and ground-dwelling, and exclusively hunts mole crickets, whereas all other species of tiphiids attack beetle larvae.

The cricket is paralyzed with venom injected by the female's stinger and an egg is laid upon it so the wasp larva has a ready supply of food. The male is smaller, approximately 15 mm (0.5 inches), and has wings. Adults feed on nectar, and pollinate various native Australian flowers.

The sting can cause a severe burning sensation and swelling in humans; in rare cases, it can cause a life threatening reaction (such as anaphylaxis).

Picture and info from Wikipedia

Pogo Ant - Pogonomyrmex badius

Pogonomyrmex badius

Range: coastal plains of the southeastern United States, from Georgia to Louisiana

Average nest depth: 7 feet

Average number of chambers: 100

Average colony size: 5,000

A mature nest of the pogo, or Florida harvester ant, can reach 10 feet and contain 200 chambers. Typically, the colony survives for 15 years, until the death of the queen.

The Florida harvester ant Pogonomyrmex badius is the only North American pogo found east of the Mississippi, and the only species that is polymorphic in the worker caste. The individual on the right is a major worker whose enlarged head holds muscles useful for milling seeds.

~Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

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Bee vs. Jumping Spider

Enjoy! Can anyone tell me what kind of jumping spider this is?

Bug Of The Month - Peacock Spider ( Maratus volans )

The Peacock spider or Gliding spider (Maratus volans) is a species of jumping spider. The red, blue and black colored males have flap-like extensions of the abdomen with white hairs that can be folded down.

They are used for display during mating the male raises his abdomen, then expands and raises the flaps so that the abdomen forms a white-fringed, circular field of color. The species, and indeed the whole genus Maratus have been compared to peacocks in this respect.

The third pair of legs is also raised for display, showing a brush of black hairs and white tips. While approaching the female, the male will then vibrate raised legs and tail, and dance from side to side.

~ Wikipedia

I found out about these fascinating things not too long ago and I wanted to find out more about them naturally so here you go.

Apparently they're tiny little things. I would like to see these in person though.

BUSTED!!

Holy shit! WE'RE DOOMED!

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