A Giant Forest Ant (Dinomyrmex gigas) spotted at the MacRitchie Nature Trail, Singapore on 23 Nov 2025. This worker ant has a body length of about 2 cm.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

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New research in #RESInsectConsDiv

Does #topography matter in the canopy? Spatial variation of #ant assemblages across vertical and horizontal gradients
doi.org/10.1111/icad...

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Met this lovely and impressive _Camponotus_ princess*, damn near an inch long, on my way getting groceries.

* Until she takes off her wings and settles down to start a new colony. Then she's a queen. Note: I made this up

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