Comments on: Ant Larvae: In the Spotlight http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2009/12/29/ant-larvae-in-the-spotlight/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:39:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Roberta http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2009/12/29/ant-larvae-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-8535 Roberta Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:49:01 +0000 http://blog.wildaboutants.com/?p=507#comment-8535 Jeff, Having grown up on a farm, I suspect you might have another kind of insect larva. Ant larvae are usually hidden away by worker ants and you only see them if you break open their nest in wood or turn over a rock. You don't see them out and about. Most likely you have either fly larvae, or a predator or parasite of fly larvae. Is there any way you can post a photograph somewhere and send a link? The fly larvae will also lack legs, but won't have heads like these ant larvae do. Jeff,

Having grown up on a farm, I suspect you might have another kind of insect larva. Ant larvae are usually hidden away by worker ants and you only see them if you break open their nest in wood or turn over a rock. You don’t see them out and about.

Most likely you have either fly larvae, or a predator or parasite of fly larvae. Is there any way you can post a photograph somewhere and send a link? The fly larvae will also lack legs, but won’t have heads like these ant larvae do.

]]> By: jeff http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2009/12/29/ant-larvae-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-8527 jeff Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:10:43 +0000 http://blog.wildaboutants.com/?p=507#comment-8527 I find larva that looks like this in my barn. It occurs on the cement floor and on the horizontal studs five feet up. Feels kind of waxy. Thousands of them. Could this be ant larva? Thanks I find larva that looks like this in my barn. It occurs on the cement floor and on the horizontal studs five feet up. Feels kind of waxy. Thousands of them. Could this be ant larva?
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]]> By: Roberta http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2009/12/29/ant-larvae-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Roberta Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:24:35 +0000 http://blog.wildaboutants.com/?p=507#comment-132 And thank you for your very humorous advice for increasing blog traffic. I have a giant crab spider photo on my <a href="http://blog.growingwithscience.com/2008/12/bug-of-the-week-giant-crab-spider/" rel="nofollow">growing with science blog</a> that gets a least one hit per day. And thank you for your very humorous advice for increasing blog traffic. I have a giant crab spider photo on my growing with science blog that gets a least one hit per day.

]]> By: Elizabeth Enslin http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2009/12/29/ant-larvae-in-the-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Elizabeth Enslin Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:32:19 +0000 http://blog.wildaboutants.com/?p=507#comment-131 Now I want to go poke around in ant nests and watch larvae myself. Thanks for the great explanations of the role they play in the colony -- fascinating. <a href="http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/12/blog-your-way-to-success-with-hairy-legs/" rel="nofollow">Blog Your Way to Success With Hairy Legs</a> Now I want to go poke around in ant nests and watch larvae myself. Thanks for the great explanations of the role they play in the colony — fascinating.

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