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Photo by Adarsha B S
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Any ID suggestions Please. There are various kinds of Spiny ants. I am not sure about particular ID though it seems like some species of Polyrhachis.

Species ID Suggestions

Spiny Ant

Polyrhachis illaudata

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Comments (9)
syzygy
Like a goldsmith masterpiece, a golden ant. Marvellous! Good example for the natural phenomenon I call: "unreasonable beauty". ( :
Adarsha B S
Thank you Beaker :) Yeah, out of 22000, only 12000 are classified :)
beaker98
Interesting ant Adarsha and great photo! I think ants are among the most difficult to ID, at least they are for me:)
Adarsha B S
Thank you Dilan ..Seems like it belongs to Polyrhachis species ...

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