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Seth Irving

Tetramorium - Antwiki - 1 views

  • Many members of this speciose genera are either known from workers only or from a few queens but mainly workers have been collected. Males are unknown and uncollected for a majority of species.
    • Seth Irving
       
      males are unknown - could have a female dominant tetramorium hive with female dominant mantis parasitic hosts....
    • Seth Irving
       
      Males will be few and remain in the nest except on raids at which point they will remove the eggs, and the females engage in war. Tetramorium Caespitum will be the template of The Cobalt Ants of Clamorstone.
Seth Irving

Parasitism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

  • Parasitism is a non-mutual relationship between organisms where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.
    • Seth Irving
       
      In the case of the Cobalt Ants and the Mantis overlords, this would be a parasitic relationship because the Mantis tribe offers nothing in return except an illusory "order" of which the Ants already had developed independently of the Mantis.
Seth Irving

Reduviidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

  • Predatory Reduviidae use the long rostrum to inject a lethal saliva that liquefies the insides of the prey, which are then sucked out
    • Seth Irving
       
      The Hoonah Wasps have been victimized by the Assassin bugs in the past with this specific attack and primarily on the young.
  • As nymphs, some species will cover and camouflage themselves with debris or the remains of dead prey insects, which forms a very effective camouflage.
    • Seth Irving
       
      The Assassin bug that comes in toward the end of the story pretends to be on of the Mantis by wearing its corpse. It uses this disguise to infiltrate the Cobalt Ant hive.
Seth Irving

Mite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • The tropical species Archegozetes longisetosus is one of the strongest animals in the world, relative to its mass (100 μg): It lifts up to 1,182 times its own weight, over five times more than would be expected of such a minute animal.
    • Seth Irving
       
      A mite that is introduced late in the story becomes a key factor in the second book. The Cobalt Ants eventually contract the help of some super strong mites in exchange for unhindered access to the Kairnewood and surrounding foliage.
Seth Irving

Ant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 2 views

  • Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago
Seth Irving

Mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

  • typical "prayer-like" posture with folded fore-limbs, although the eggcorn or folk etymology "preying mantis" is sometimes used in reference to their predatory habits.[
Seth Irving

Neuroptera: Lacewings and Relatives - Alex Wild Photography - 1 views

  • A larva of a Myrmeleon sp. antlion, uncomfortably pulled from its burrow. Orlando, Florida, USA
    • Seth Irving
       
      predator of ants in Clamorstone series
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    "A larva of a Myrmeleon sp. antlion, uncomfortably pulled from its burrow. Orlando, Florida, USA"
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