“ Their extra long orangey red legs, giving them the spider tag, are amazingly nimble. They can move incredibly fast, even while carrying treasures many times larger than themselves.“
Bulga tree-sit Diary day 48
There is a colony of Leptomyrmex rufipes (red spider ant) further up in this tree. They colonise dead branches in a tree or at it’s base. Foraging in groups of 2-3, their colony reaches around 200 members. Their extra long orangey red legs, giving them the spider tag, are amazingly nimble. They can move incredibly fast, even while carrying treasures many times larger than themselves. Every photo I’ve attempted is either blurry or empty of subject. Their long antennas wildly waving remind me of the robot from Lost in Space and with their black bottoms sticking up in the air, makes them quite comical.
They go down the trunk each morning, then come back up later in the day, never seeming interested in the platform. Any move on my behalf has them moving in opposite direction at warp speed.
Very cute, amusing critters.
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