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Figure 5. SEM picture of a dried specimen of a Ocymyrmex picardi worker 
showing the net-like cup structure. 
Even more confusing is the description of additional ‘anal glands’. 
Vick et al. write: “In addition, there were several glands or reser- 
voirs which we call the ‘anal glands’, that opened dorsally' near 
or into the cloacal opening. Each of these glands was composed 
of a few linearly arranged globules that became progressively smaller 
distally from their attachment near the anus. No other glandular 
tissue was seen attached to them and distally they seemed to float 
free in the haemolyph”. This description does not at all fit the 
glandular complex we discovered ventrally at the last abdominal 
segment, but it is a rather accurate description of the ovaries. 
Acknowledgements 
We would like to thank Mr. Ed Seling for his superb assistance 
during the SEM work. Dr. Barry Bolton (British Museum of 
Natural History, London) offered very valuable advice and sug- 
gested that we check Ocymyrmex picardi. This work was supported 
by the NSF grants BMS 75-06447 and BMS-74 12494. 
