Size: less than two cm
Eating what appears to be a frog eye.
So, this is a polyergus bilateral gynandromorph! ½ worker caste (red), ½ alate (black). The mandibles, eyes, single wing, and antennae are the more obvious caste traits reflected in each half of this individual. Found them shortly after leaving the colony possibly (I found one a few feet away).
See: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124878696
& https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124879042
My cross orbweaver that has lived outside my window for 2 months now! I named her Blight. Here she is having a snack on a western boxelder bug!
First time seeing any antlion in Oregon!
more of Blight! There’s still a huge amount of boxelder bugs in the area so she’s been catching plenty. Unfortunately she’s dropped a few too…
This guys name must be Crime...someone sure took a bite out of him.