Yellow meadow ant  (Lasius flavus)

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Glossary

Antennae: pair of sensory structures on the head of invertebrates.
Larvae: stage in an animal’s lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Tibiae: in insects, tibiae are the long (often narrow) segments of the legs that attach to the femora or femur at the end closest to the body. In tetrapods (vertebrates with 4 limbs), tibiae are the forward facing long bones in the lower hind limb (the shin bone).

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (September 2003):
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. Japanese Ant Database Group (October 2003):
    http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/E/JADG
  3. Brian, M.V. (1977) Ants- the New Naturalist, a survey of British Natural History. William Collins Sons and Co., Glasgow.
  4. Yellow meadow ant (October 2003):
    http://www.antshop.co.uk/information/profiles/lasius/flavus.htm
  5. Buczaki, S. (2002) Fauna Britannica. Hamlyn, London.