FG 123 Cataglyphis
Featured Genus 123 is Cataglyphis as recommended by MatthewRMcDishwash.This was originally FG 13 posted back in 2002, but I feel the genus seems interesting enough that it's worth revisiting....
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Phylogenetically they belong with a few other genera in the tribe Formicini. These are used frequently in experiments on ants such as social behavior. See...
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This may be my favorite genus, other than maybe Harpegnathos. They are fun to watch--most are large and all are quick. They are found in warm and hot climates in Europe, Asia, and Africa. They are...
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I also like Cataglyphis really much. Intelligent Formicines, and Cataglyphis bombycinus is maybe one of the nicest ants I've ever seen (but unfortunately only in captivity and not in nature).Here is...
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There you are Harpegnathos! Nice batch of pictures of these jaunty and charming ants. I think the habit of holding the gaster up may reduce overheating in the hot environments these ants inhabit. I...
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Dlussky has ones written a book about desert ants. In it he also talks about the way the gaster is held by desert ants. You can find the book online but if you are like me (I can't read and I don't...
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Dlussky has written a lot of good but untranslated material. He visited me once in St. Louis (paid for by the US Dept of Agriculture, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union). It was officially...
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PhiL -- Thanks for the Attenborough video. Excellent! Some fascinating research has been done on the orientation of these ants, how they know what direction to go?, and how far they've traveled?
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Yes, the orientation of Cataglyphis is very interesting and also well known, I think. Because you mentioned the "American Cataglyphis" Myrmecocystus, there should be also a hint to the Australian...
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Oh thanks and sorry! I looked for it in the old FG and didn't see it, I must have missed it...
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Does "Cataglyphis" mean anything? The prefix cata- means down, and I'm sure glyphis must have something to do with writing, but what do desert ants have to do with downward writing?
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I haven't figured this one out yet, but Greek "glyphis" means notch, groove, furrow.
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Doctorant wrote:I haven't figured this one out yet, but Greek "glyphis" means notch, groove, furrow.Is it common for them to dig their nests in cracks?---------------------.An interesting first page...
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MatthewRMcDishwash wrote: Doctorant wrote: I haven't figured this one out yet, but Greek "glyphis" means notch, groove, furrow.Is it common for them to dig their nests in cracks?Nests I have seen have...
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Here's an awesome YouTube video "Parasitoid wasp (Kollasmosoma sentum) ovipositing in ants (Cataglyphis ibericus)" that is certainly relevant to this thread. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpMGhGMWaTA
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Doctorant wrote:Here's an awesome YouTube video "Parasitoid wasp (Kollasmosoma sentum) ovipositing in ants (Cataglyphis ibericus)" that is certainly relevant to this thread....
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I suppose this is last call for this revisiting. If that's all everyone has to say I'll post another one this Friday.
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Additional photos and links to video of Cataglyphis in this thread. There are also a few Cataglyphis NTAs. At www.eusozial.de, several of the German antkeepers have captive Cataglyphis colonies, and...
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