We both looked into this and it turned out they are a Panamanian subspecies which at the time were referred to as Atta cephalotes isthmicola. Absolutely stunning ant. The black thorax makes them look very different.
Atta cephalotes bicolor
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Acromyrmexbob
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Atta cephalotes bicolor
When we were filming 'Planet Ants', Adam came in with a colony of Atta cephalotes which he had collected from Panama I think. The only problem was they were very different from my Atta cephalotes colony.
We both looked into this and it turned out they are a Panamanian subspecies which at the time were referred to as Atta cephalotes isthmicola. Absolutely stunning ant. The black thorax makes them look very different.
We both looked into this and it turned out they are a Panamanian subspecies which at the time were referred to as Atta cephalotes isthmicola. Absolutely stunning ant. The black thorax makes them look very different.
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Deansie26
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Re: Atta cephalotes bicolor
Can you get them??? Would 100% not be able to resist a colony if them, fantastic looking, contrast is really unusual.
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Re: Atta cephalotes bicolor
Only Adam has got these. You should pm him and ask. He might swap for a normal Atta. Or we should go to Panama and get em'!
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Re: Atta cephalotes bicolor
Ant store sells them - i wonder how they got them?!
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Acromyrmexbob
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Re: Atta cephalotes bicolor
Dont think thats the same subspecies. And they dont have them in stock. Many of these sellers have lists and lists of stock but actually dont have even close to that level of stock. They may have had one or two colonies at one time.
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Re: Atta cephalotes bicolor
Beautiful. They look like normal Atta just dressed for dinner.
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Deansie26
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Re: Atta cephalotes bicolor
Ha ha ha they really do!RichardP wrote:Beautiful. They look like normal Atta just dressed for dinner.
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Re: Atta cephalotes bicolor
Perfect picture!
Love the color.
Love the color.
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Re: Atta cephalotes bicolor
Amazing 
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Re: Atta cephalotes bicolor
Wow!!! Very beautiful Atta! I want them 
These are not the same bicolor
Best regards,
Pierre
I know someone,who had bought one colony of Atta cephalotes bicolor from Antstore.Ant store sells them - i wonder how they got them?!
These are not the same bicolor
Best regards,
Pierre