Cyrill Fromm
@cyrillfromm.bsky.social
Invertebrate/Plant and Fungi enthusiast.
Animal caretaker at Max-Planck Institute of Animal behavior and University of Konstanz.
Animal caretaker at Max-Planck Institute of Animal behavior and University of Konstanz.
Oecophylla smaragdina
March 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Oecophylla smaragdina
Bat temple in Bali
February 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Bat temple in Bali
A valuable source of minerals and for some Ant species also nitrogen.
Many ant species evolved a symbiosis with bacteria to utilize urea and uric acid for amino acid synthesis.
But not sure if it also applies to These Technomyrmex.
Many ant species evolved a symbiosis with bacteria to utilize urea and uric acid for amino acid synthesis.
But not sure if it also applies to These Technomyrmex.
February 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A valuable source of minerals and for some Ant species also nitrogen.
Many ant species evolved a symbiosis with bacteria to utilize urea and uric acid for amino acid synthesis.
But not sure if it also applies to These Technomyrmex.
Many ant species evolved a symbiosis with bacteria to utilize urea and uric acid for amino acid synthesis.
But not sure if it also applies to These Technomyrmex.
Nephila cf antipodiana
February 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Nephila cf antipodiana
Termite hunting in Odontoponera
February 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Termite hunting in Odontoponera
Acromyrmex versicolor are always happy to get some frass from The Schistocerca gregaria.
Good fertilizer for the fungus garden.
Good fertilizer for the fungus garden.
January 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Acromyrmex versicolor are always happy to get some frass from The Schistocerca gregaria.
Good fertilizer for the fungus garden.
Good fertilizer for the fungus garden.
Euphrynichus bacillifer at night.
Timelapse
Timelapse
December 31, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Euphrynichus bacillifer at night.
Timelapse
Timelapse
With my interest in both ants and plants, this is one of my favorite interactions in captivity.
In this case a Dolichoderus cf longicollis worker harvesting extrafloral nectar from a newly emerged Ipomoea carnea leaf.
In this case a Dolichoderus cf longicollis worker harvesting extrafloral nectar from a newly emerged Ipomoea carnea leaf.
December 22, 2024 at 6:43 PM
With my interest in both ants and plants, this is one of my favorite interactions in captivity.
In this case a Dolichoderus cf longicollis worker harvesting extrafloral nectar from a newly emerged Ipomoea carnea leaf.
In this case a Dolichoderus cf longicollis worker harvesting extrafloral nectar from a newly emerged Ipomoea carnea leaf.
Diacamma larvae feeding on roach
December 21, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Diacamma larvae feeding on roach