Strongylognathus testaceus parasite Tetramorium caespitum queen

Strongylognathus testaceus is social parasite of Tetramorium pavement ants. S. testaceus queen is small , hairy with shaped mandibules. She lays eggs into couples of Tetramorium eggs. Workers are similar in size to Tetramorium, sometimes little bit smaller, also with shaped mandibules. Population of Strongylognathus in Tetramorium colony is mostly in 1-2 percent of all population of nest. LIKE our Facebook page! :-)