Aphaenogaster sp. or Mrymica?
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Re: Aphaenogaster sp. or Mrymica?
She was a Myrmica sp. queen.
Re: Aphaenogaster sp. or Mrymica?
The ant in the pictures is Aphaenogster sp.antsMAN wrote:She was a Myrmica sp. queen.
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Re: Aphaenogaster sp. or Mrymica?
The club-like ends of the antennae and proportionate size of the mesosoma suggest Myrmica, to me.Mdrogun wrote:The ant in the pictures is Aphaenogster sp.antsMAN wrote:She was a Myrmica sp. queen.
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Are you sure? The queen in the pic looks like the Aphaenogaster queens I've seen. It would probably help if we could get pictures of the head and closer pictures of the bodyBatspiderfish wrote:The club-like ends of the antennae and proportionate size of the mesosoma suggest Myrmica, to me.Mdrogun wrote:The ant in the pictures is Aphaenogster sp.antsMAN wrote:She was a Myrmica sp. queen.
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I it might have helped if the ID request came with a measurement.Mdrogun wrote:Are you sure? The queen in the pic looks like the Aphaenogaster queens I've seen. It would probably help if we could get pictures of the head and closer pictures of the bodyBatspiderfish wrote: The club-like ends of the antennae and proportionate size of the mesosoma suggest Myrmica, to me.
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Re: Aphaenogaster sp. or Mrymica?
Batspiderfish wrote:I it might have helped if the ID request came with a measurement.Mdrogun wrote:Are you sure? The queen in the pic looks like the Aphaenogaster queens I've seen. It would probably help if we could get pictures of the head and closer pictures of the bodyBatspiderfish wrote: The club-like ends of the antennae and proportionate size of the mesosoma suggest Myrmica, to me.
Agreed. Is it possible this is Manica?
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Re: Aphaenogaster sp. or Mrymica?
Not in Nova Scotia.Mdrogun wrote:Batspiderfish wrote: I it might have helped if the ID request came with a measurement.
Agreed. Is it possible this is Manica?
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Re: Aphaenogaster sp. or Mrymica?
Manicais located, according to Antwiki.org "Four of the six species in this genus are found in western North America. One species is endemic to Japan and the other is Palearctic."Batspiderfish wrote:Not in Nova Scotia.Mdrogun wrote:Batspiderfish wrote: I it might have helped if the ID request came with a measurement.
Agreed. Is it possible this is Manica?
When I look at the two bottom pictures of this ant I think it's Aphaenogaster but the top one seems like Myrmica to me.
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