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- Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:45 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Identifying ant colony
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3351
Re: Identifying ant colony
The pictures arent very clear but if they have spines, they are a species of polyrachis. If its okay what is your uni assignment about, I'm doing a bachelor of science but there arent any courses that would focus on insects and I'm interested to know what they would be like?
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 5:47 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Ant ID help needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2395
Re: Ant ID help needed
If it removes its wings could you take another picture it may be brachyponera lutea, several people I know have been catching this species lately an also not many large camponotus species have flown yet?
- Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:05 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Is this a queen and what species
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3051
Re: Is this a queen and what species
Depends on the species but I know for a fact that C. nigriceps and C. consobrinus fly at the end of December in the late afternoon. C. humilior also flies sometime in January I believe.
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:04 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Need a bit of help with identification
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1926
Re: Need a bit of help with identification
Probably the species Camponotus aeneopilosus (Golden-tailed sugar ant)
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 4:58 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Queen ant identification
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1819
Re: Queen ant identification
Hi mate,its most likely some sort of iridomyrmex like you've said the species is hard to determine for this genus simply because of how many species there are. I also study at the UON so i've been seeing a lot of these. There's a meat ant I. purpereus nest near the earth sciences building, if you ha...
- Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:23 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: Nuptial Flights in Sydney Australia
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2345
Re: Nuptial Flights in Sydney Australia
Probably both as most ants will fly after it has rained mostly due to the ground being easier to dig their nests from what i've heard and seen. Lots of Iridomyrmex purpereus colonies were getting ready to fly here but the wind was too strong.
- Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:59 am
- Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
- Topic: antsRlife camponotus consobrinus
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11123
Re: antsRlife camponotus consobrinus
Those are Camponotus but they arent consobrinus sorry to say, nice queens though mate
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:46 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Aphaenogaster longiceps queen?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2466
Re: Aphaenogaster longiceps queen?
sorry dude i cant see the image
- Sun Sep 24, 2017 12:22 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: Newcastle Australia Queens!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2705
Re: Newcastle Australia Queens!
It actually hasnt rained here at all for at least 2 weeks but they just started flying, crematogaster are also flying btw
- Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:01 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: Newcastle Australia Queens!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2705
Re: Newcastle Australia Queens!
thanks mate i just caught 2 then