Bicolored Pennant Ant vs Jewel Scarab
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Bicolored Pennant Ant | Jewel Scarab |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Tetraponera rufonigra | Chrysina resplendens |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Formicidae | Scarabaeidae |
| Size | 6-10 mm | 25-35 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Forests |
| Diet | Nectar Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | India, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka | Costa Rica, Panama |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Not Evaluated |
Bicolored Pennant Ant
A large, slender arboreal ant with a painful sting found across tropical Asia. Workers are bicolored with an orange head and thorax and a black gaster. They nest in hollow twigs and bamboo stems and are agile jumpers.
Did You Know?
Their sting is notoriously painful and is compared to a wasp sting, unusual for such a slender ant.
Jewel Scarab
A beetle that appears to be made of polished gold, found in cloud forests of Central America. Its reflective shell is composed of chiral nanostructures.
Did You Know?
Its shell reflects circularly polarized light, a property almost unique in the animal kingdom.