Hey guys!
I found this one at night, and it measures about 1cm long (not including the wings). I think the genera might be Camponotus, but if anyone has any ideas what species it could be that would be great (or let me know if I'm wrong).
Pictures at http://imgur.com/a/1FSnr
Also any guesses as to whether this queen would be fully claustral? Their gasters seem quite a bit smaller than most other queens I've seen.
Australia, NSW, 18/3/2017
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Re: Australia, NSW, 18/3/2017
She is fully claustral. I'm not positive on the genera. Camponotus was my first impression as well. Maybe someone else with more identification skills can help you out.Tangoo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:05 amHey guys!
I found this one at night, and it measures about 1cm long (not including the wings). I think the genera might be Camponotus, but if anyone has any ideas what species it could be that would be great (or let me know if I'm wrong).
Pictures at http://imgur.com/a/1FSnr
Also any guesses as to whether this queen would be fully claustral? Their gasters seem quite a bit smaller than most other queens I've seen.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
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Firestar987654321
Re: Australia, NSW, 18/3/2017
This is definitely a Camponotus queen due to the dark coloured wings and the smallish gaster in comparison with the body. And yes, Camponotus is fully claustral, so just leave her in the closet for around 3-5 days and then check on her. GOOD LUCK! 
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Tangoo
Re: Australia, NSW, 18/3/2017
Thanks guys!
I did a bit more digging, and couldn't find any Australian Camponotus species with a similar leg coloration in NSW, but I did find Polyrhachis femorata (http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Polyrhachis_femorata) which looks very similar. I think I'm gonna need a better camera (or for her to take of her wings) before I'll see the spines.
From the pictures of Camponotus I've seen the queens have always had quite large gasters. E.g. Camponotus Consobrinus. For these guys their gaster is only about the same size or a little larger than their thorax (sorry, probably not particularly evident from the pictures).
I did a bit more digging, and couldn't find any Australian Camponotus species with a similar leg coloration in NSW, but I did find Polyrhachis femorata (http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Polyrhachis_femorata) which looks very similar. I think I'm gonna need a better camera (or for her to take of her wings) before I'll see the spines.
From the pictures of Camponotus I've seen the queens have always had quite large gasters. E.g. Camponotus Consobrinus. For these guys their gaster is only about the same size or a little larger than their thorax (sorry, probably not particularly evident from the pictures).
Re: Australia, NSW, 18/3/2017
Definitely Camponotus. Don't attempt to ID based on color.
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