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diogoluizΠεριγραφή
Estudo da biodiversidade de protozoários
LDP – Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias/Coleção de Protozoários - IOC
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eduardo_ramirez21Περιγραφή
I saw that some of this beetles have Oribatid mites
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parasitoid_waspΠεριγραφή
Found along Kinabalu summit trail, elevation ~ 2000-2500 M elevation. Roughly 35-40 mm total length. Missing all right and left rear apical tarsi. Genus determined from Passalidae (Coleopetra) Recorded From The Crocker Range, Sabah, Malaysia (Kon 2005)
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mason_sΗμερομηνία
Φεβρουάριος 2023Περιγραφή
Found with @cheetolord02, his observation is linked here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149703302
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aperturesciencebydanΠεριγραφή
So, this is a polyergus bilateral gynandromorph! ½ worker caste (red), ½ alate (black). The mandibles, eyes, single wing, and antennae are the more obvious caste traits reflected in each half of this individual. Found them shortly after leaving the colony possibly (I found one a few feet away).
See: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124878696
& https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124879042
