ant identification
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ant identification
hay people of ac, i will not believe what just happend, a queen ant just landed on my hand. after it climbing over my hand for about five or so minutes, it turned its head round and tore off its wings. so i placed it in a test tube, except i do not know what spp it is, please help. it is smaller than a iridimrmex queen and looks like a male, but the gastris is to big. so yea. its a really calm ant, probably the calmest ive had, and seems happy in the test tube. thx antRlife.
Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
Re: ID Request
No Images / Proper Measurements = No ID
Also, Wrong Sub-Forum.
Also, Wrong Sub-Forum.
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Re: ant identification
It's annoying because photo bucket isn't working for me, do you have any other suggestions? And it's around 1 and a half millimetres in length with half a millimetre wide, brownish-black
with cream collour band around its gastris, the smallest ant I've seen besides a iridimrmex male, thx.
with cream collour band around its gastris, the smallest ant I've seen besides a iridimrmex male, thx.
Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
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Re: ant identification
Any image host other than photobucket should work fine. Was the queen actually measured, or is that a guess?
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Re: ant identification
A guess more or so I'll try and get a photo today
Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
Re: ant identification
Here should be the images.
Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
- Batspiderfish
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- Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:47 pm
- Location: Maine
Re: ant identification
A guess is equivalent in value to no measurement at all. I can't tell much from the photographs, but she is in the Myrmicinae subfamily. Maybe Monomorium, maybe Cardiocondyla, maybe Pheidole.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
Re: ant identification
i was just having a look at those spp, i think its a cardiocondyla just by the color and shape of the gastris.
Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)
Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)
- Batspiderfish
- Posts: 3315
- Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:47 pm
- Location: Maine
Re: ant identification
It takes more than that to identify an ant, but guessing is the best you can do for now, unless you can provide clearer photos AND a real measurement (even if they are farther away).
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
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