What species?

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What species?

Post: # 17378Post Aussie
Tue Feb 21, 2017 12:35 am

G'day all just found this ant on a water tank on my property, looks very interesting.
It was solitary and has a golden back and is about 10-12mm long.
I don't think it is but could it be a queen?
Should add this is Australia, NSW/QLD border east coast area.

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Re: What species?

Post: # 17379Post Aussie
Tue Feb 21, 2017 12:38 am

Struggling to upload photos but am 99.99% sure she is a Golden Tailed Spiny ant, possibly a queen to.

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Re: What species?

Post: # 17380Post Aussie
Tue Feb 21, 2017 12:43 am

https://imgur.com/a/Ca0n2
https://imgur.com/a/PnjVj

Oh well this will have to do :/

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Re: What species?

Post: # 17383Post shaky33
Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:34 am

Can't be, has no propedal spines. I'm not 100% sure but my best guess would be that it's a Campotonus sp. The pictures aren't clear enough so don't quote me on it :lol:
- Rhytidoponera metallica
- Camponotus consobrinus x2
- **** sp.
- Nylanderia sp.
- Melaphorus sp.
- Camponotus cairns
- Crematogaster sp.
- Colobopsis sp.
- Myrmecia nigrocinta
- Iridomyrmex purpureus
- Camponotus eastwoodi

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Re: What species?

Post: # 17384Post Aussie
Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:36 am

Is it just a worker?

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Re: What species?

Post: # 17386Post Aussie
Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:42 am

http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Golden-tailed-Spiny-Ant/Polyrhachis/ammon.html

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Re: What species?

Post: # 17387Post Martialis
Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:55 am

A worker: yes. But it is not Polyrachis.
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