Natural Science Forum / Biology / Entomology / May 2008

Can anyone help me identify these ants?  http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~dawoods/Unusual_Ants.html
They were on one tree branch and were black with a bright orange hind
end (tail)  The tips of their antennae also had a similar bright
orange color. They were with what I assumed to be ...

Greetings all
Can anyone tell me which spelling is correct for the genus of Geometrid moths including A. pampinaria. Both spellings (Anavitrinelia and Anavitrinella) are in wide use on the web - and the anal part of my brain would like to get it "right".
help help
Gary Anweiler

What are these fellows up to?
They did not dismount upon being moved.
The next day, in my jar, they were separate.
Upon release, they seemed groggy and did not fly.

Hello Fellow Leppers,
Does anyone know how tell Metarranthis metusata from M refractaria? I looked
at a long series of both species last week at the USNM and could not see any
consistent differences. Alternatively, can anyone tell me where the

Not sure if this is the best group for this question.
I found a strange looking creature that I assume to be some kind of worm. It
was in the house but I suspect it is something the dog picked up in her fur
while in the yard. The wife insisted it get flushed and I didn't think to

I live in Melbourne, Australia. We recently found several of these
insects near our front porch... does anyone know what they are? Most of
them looked like they were not doing so well (i.e. lying on their backs,
not moving much). Others were quite mobile, but only moved when they ...

I live just north of Salt Lake City and have seen a few of these
around lately and my daughter was curious as to what they were...their
bodies (sans legs) are about the size of a grain of sand and they move
rather slowly. These pictures were taken in my kitchen on the floor:

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