studying ants 🐜 @unihohenheim.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/haplodiploid.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/haplodiploid.bsky.social/post/3msqt7i5bg22fPolyrhachis illaudata (which is certainly a complex of partially cryptic species) is a common sight over large parts of SE Asia. Up close, its golden pilosity is particularly striking :) Singapore 🇸🇬10 Aug 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:r2x2qzxdqcrestea6uofo7bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqt7i5bg22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/haplodiploid.bsky.social/post/3msfs3vb2mk23Yesterday I finally found an ant I’ve been looking for for many years: Polyrhachis muelleri, the only ant species known to (always) have green larvae! Its cocoons are so thin that even the pupae appear green until sclerotization :) Northern Bali, Indonesia 🇮🇩06 Aug 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:r2x2qzxdqcrestea6uofo7bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfs3vb2mk23