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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 984 No. 984 |

Four-Spotted Odorous Ant
Four-Spotted Odorous Ant (Dolichoderus quadripunctatus) – species of subfamily “Odorous Ants“

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: „Seasons“ Maria experiences how the seasons change and with them the natural balance of her habitat. These changes are gradual and some might only recognise them when it is already too late.

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„Four-Spotted Odorous Ant“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily