myrmepropagandist on Nostr: I’m trying to understand the meaning of the velvet ant named “Myrmiloides ...
I’m trying to understand the meaning of the velvet ant named “Myrmiloides grandiceps”
myrm - this means “ant like” but also has military connotations
miloides - ?? need help here
grandi - big, grand, impressive
ceps - to grab, related to grabbing implements (this is clearly about their impressive mandibles)
So, this little cow-killer wasp has a binomial name meaning something like “ant-like something something amazing mandibles”
What is the “something something”?
myrm - this means “ant like” but also has military connotations
miloides - ?? need help here
grandi - big, grand, impressive
ceps - to grab, related to grabbing implements (this is clearly about their impressive mandibles)
So, this little cow-killer wasp has a binomial name meaning something like “ant-like something something amazing mandibles”
What is the “something something”?