Well folks here it is the July issue of Notes from Underground, and guess what there's not a whole lot to see I am sorry to say. We did get a couple of guess's for the Name that ant and member, Nugroho Budianggoro sent in a few wonderful pictures, but so far that is it for July. Come on folks let have some material for the October issue.

     I have cleaned up the info needed and specimens needed section, if you had a request there that is still active let me know and I can restore it.

     Remember – the vitality of Notes From Underground depends on our readers/members. If we receive no articles, thoughts for discussion, travel/collecting reports, observations, etc., we will have some pretty skimpy issues. So, send what you have and keep Notes going. Have you read a good or bad book about ants? Let us have your review or opinion. We would be delighted to receive genuine folk tales about ants, particularly from non-Eurocentric cultures. Surely Aesop & Solomon weren’t the only ones who had something to say about ants!

     Finally a bit of business that I find rather distasteful, I have tried to avoid the need to ask for donations to help keep the site running. If you want to see "Notes" continue on and grow as it has been, please consider helping out financially with the up keep of the site. Please remember contributions are totally voluntary and in no way required to keep your name on the subscription list, but are necessary to keep "Notes" alive and healthy. To all of those who have been able to help a huge thank you.

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Publication Policy Change

Archive
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Volume 9 no.1-2
Volume 10 no.1
Volume 11-1
Volume 11-2
Volume 12-1

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Field Work

Information Needed

Mentor needed by Carlos Moura
Permit info needed by Zach Prusak
Info needed on Hawaiian ants by Camie Martin
Undergrads needed by John LaPolla
Pachycondyla chinensis by Benoit Guenard
Website opinions needed by Benoit Guenard
Efficiancy of labor question by Ted Hochstatter

Name that Ant

And the answer is Echinopla tritschleri Forel

Good job Nugroho Budianggoro got it to species and Dave General got it to genus. Thanks for playing

For those that have not seen the image the link is below.

Name that ant by Bob Taylor.

Specimens Needed

Stenamma Needed by Michael Branstetter
Needed: Procryptocerus by Francisco Serna
Mite Identifications by John Moser
Liometopum specimens needed by Israel del Toro
Needed: Labidus cocoons by Stefani Berghoff
Wanted: Cardiocondyla by Juergen Heinze
Anecdotes needed by David Donoso
Wanted: Hypoponera by Shawn Dash
Megalomyrmex specimens needed by Juan M. Vieira
Review of Cyphomyrmex by Carlos Eduardo Dias Sanhudo
Monomorium needed by Anna Mosegaard Schmidt