Clearly, the ant host depicted is not a leaf-cutter and strongly resembles a carpenter ant, specifically Camponotus sericeiventris Mayr based on the distinctive pronotal plate (Stefan Cover, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard Museum, pers. comm., May 2010; see Fig. 1c).
It's a modest, unimposing car that would, except for its distinctive number plates, elicit little attention.
In rivers of tropical South America, loricariid catfishes (also known as plecos or suckermouth armored catfishes) are ubiquitous and easily identified by their distinctive armored plating and ventrally positioned jaws with a fleshy oral disk.
Nomocharis appeared somewhat similar to Lilium when the former was first described in 1889 [ 12, 13] but was erected as a new genus because of its highly distinctive open-plate flowers and dark-colored tepal bases with special structures (Figs. 1 and 2) [ 12– 15].
But the authorities say their evidence is compelling: 705 photos taken by automatic cameras as a late-model Honda bearing Mr. Ridgwell's distinctive Virginia license plate ran through toll booths from August 1999 to June 2000.
Derian has been on the block since 1994, selling his distinctive decoupaged glass plates and idiosyncratic home goods; when he first arrived, the neighborhood had a reputation of being pretty dicey, but he adored it from the start.
Here's a new gastropub from two "Iron Chef America" alums that celebrates unrestrained pleasure in the form of distinctive cocktails and plates.
At one time or other they all cranked in silvery salmon with Bogdan fishing reels, known for their strength and distinctive styles: matte black plates, champagne-gold spools and S-shaped handles.
Due to its distinctive tail spikes and plates, Stegosaurus is one of the most recognizable dinosaurs.
With a stucco exterior and a Craftsman interior, it featured leaded glass, brass light switch plates and distinctive Catalina tiles, said their son Randolph Linehan, a Rancho Mirage attorney.
