Comments on: Tiny Ant Queen http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/28/tiny-ant-queen/ A daily photographic look at the world of insects, spiders, creepies, crawlies and critters. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: David Brady http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/28/tiny-ant-queen/#comment-367 David Brady Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:02:10 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/28/tiny-ant-queen/#comment-367 John -- I updated the post, thanks for the comment. I wish I had a better resolution image, though. Look at the shape of the head--it's flat and kind of lozenge-shaped, more like a termite or ant than most wasps I know. I wonder if it's might be some third possibility. Then again, I've established my lack of credibility here... I'll go with wasp until we know better. :-) John — I updated the post, thanks for the comment.

I wish I had a better resolution image, though. Look at the shape of the head–it’s flat and kind of lozenge-shaped, more like a termite or ant than most wasps I know. I wonder if it’s might be some third possibility.

Then again, I’ve established my lack of credibility here… I’ll go with wasp until we know better. :-)

]]> By: Kazriko http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/28/tiny-ant-queen/#comment-365 Kazriko Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:56:56 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/28/tiny-ant-queen/#comment-365 We had some of these little things hanging out in our office a month or two back. I helped them back outside. We were wondering what sort of bee/wasp/hornet they were. We had some of these little things hanging out in our office a month or two back. I helped them back outside. We were wondering what sort of bee/wasp/hornet they were.

]]> By: John Gilmore http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/28/tiny-ant-queen/#comment-362 John Gilmore Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:39:47 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2007/11/28/tiny-ant-queen/#comment-362 That's not a queen ant - ants have an "elbow" about halfway up their antennas. This little one's antennas are smoothly jointed. She's a wasp, not an ant. Probably one of the many types of parasitic wasps. I couldn't tell you which sort, but I do know that it's not an ant. Actually, Honeybees and a few others (can't remember which) have the jointed antennas too - has something to to with being social, if I recall correctly. That’s not a queen ant - ants have an “elbow” about halfway up their antennas. This little one’s antennas are smoothly jointed. She’s a wasp, not an ant. Probably one of the many types of parasitic wasps. I couldn’t tell you which sort, but I do know that it’s not an ant. Actually, Honeybees and a few others (can’t remember which) have the jointed antennas too - has something to to with being social, if I recall correctly.

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