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Ant
Camponotus pilicornis
40.5407, -3.68649
Field Notes
Description:
Small ant inside a half bloomed rockrose flower (Cistus ladanifer). Endemic of the Iberian peninsula. This ant has been associated with the butterfly Glaucopsyche alexis and Tomares ballus and is a host for the ectoparastic fungus Laboulbenia camponoti.
Habitat:
Rockrose. Holm oak forest
Notes:
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm.
Reference Links:
Camponotus pilicornis - AntWiki
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PublishedMay 6, 2014
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