Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 450 No. 450 |

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus is a species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Linnaeus in 1771, the species is endemic all over Europe and Asia.
Ancestry Graph
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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“
Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.



