30th September 2024
Camponotus festinus (Smith, F., 1857) – Slim Carpenter Ants of the Tanaemyrmex subgenus in central Sarawak – 400m ASL
Tag: Camponotini
30th June 2024
Giant forest ant, Dinomyrmex gigas [var. borneensis] (Latreille, 1802) Subspecies: Dinomyrmex gigas borneensis Emery, 1887 Dinomyrmex gigas is one of the largest ant species in the world and is widespread in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is found…
6th December 2023
Pyrops whiteheadi (Distant, 1889) of south Sabah / Borneo Like many other plant-sucking insects, pyrops also excrete honeydew. I have seen different species of ants and cockroaches using this source of energy, but also some nocturnal geckos have learned not to…
28th August 2018
Pyrops intricata (Walker, 1857) from Sarawak / Borneo
28th August 2018
Pyrops cultellatus cultellatus (Walker, 1857) with Dinomyrmex gigas (Latreille, 1802) Sarawak / Borneo The diet of Dinomyrmex gigas is mostly honeydew (90%) as well as insect prey, bird droppings and other excrements while Pyrops cultellatus cultellatu feeds on tree sap.
24th July 2017
Giant forest ant, Dinomyrmex gigas (Latreille, 1802) Subspecies: Dinomyrmex gigas borneensis Emery, 1887 Former Camponotus gigas (Latreille, 1802) is reclassified as Dinomyrmex gigas; dino – a combining form meaning “terrifying, frightful” and the Greek myrmex, meaning “ant”.