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Meranoplus sp. - shield ant
South Australia

photograph © Alex Wild 2005
 

I discovered this hairy little shield ant foraging on a Eucalyptus trunk one night while out looking for the famous Nothomyrmecia dinosaur ants.


Australia, SA: Poochera.
32º43'S 134º50'E, 85m, 14.x.2005
Grazed Mallee, ants on tree trunks, 1:00am.

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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, using a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.