Pyrops whiteheadi (Distant, 1889) of south Sabah / Borneo Like many other plant-sucking insects, pyrops also excrete honeydew. I have seen different species of ants and cockroaches using this source of energy, but also some nocturnal geckos have learned not to…
Tag: Camponotini
6th December 2023
28th August 2018
Pyrops intricata (Walker, 1857) from Sarawak / Borneo
28th August 2018
Pyrops cultellatus cultellatus (Walker, 1857) with Dinomyrmex gigas (Latreille, 1802) Sarawak / Borneo The diet of Dinomyrmex gigas is mostly honeydew (90%) as well as insect prey, bird droppings and other excrements while Pyrops cultellatus cultellatu feeds on tree sap.
24th July 2017
Giant forest ant, Dinomyrmex gigas (Latreille, 1802) Subspecies: Dinomyrmex gigas borneensis Emery, 1887 Former Camponotus gigas (Latreille, 1802) is reclassified as Dinomyrmex gigas; dino – a combining form meaning “terrifying, frightful” and the Greek myrmex, meaning “ant”.