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“pedicel”
The waist of the ant, made up of either one segment (the "pediole") or two segments (the "petiole" plus the "postpetiole"), or the second segment of the antenna from the base outward: The pedicel is the very small stem-like body part that links certain segments in some insects and other arthropods.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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