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What species are these 2 ants
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:36 pm
by Nj6000
Was wondering what species these 2 ants are. Ant 1: https://imgur.com/a/trjjl Ant 2: https://imgur.com/a/ScScA
Re: What species are these 2 ants
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:48 pm
by Aquaexploder
The first picture won't work and could you take a higher resolution photo for the second?
Re: What species are these 2 ants
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 9:02 pm
by Nj6000
Sorry . Working on it .
Re: ID Request
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:04 pm
by Phoenix
Leaning Towards Solenopsis Sp, Till Better Images Are Provided.
Re: What species are these 2 ants
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:02 am
by Nj6000
Here are some better pics . Sorry if there still not very good using my phone to take them . Ant 1: https://www.flickr.com/gp/153277605@N06/RD1m58 Ant 2: https://www.flickr.com/gp/153277605@N06/LD3adc
Re: What species are these 2 ants
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:22 pm
by Nj6000
Also are these two ants polygyny ?
Re: ID Request
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:00 am
by Phoenix
Don't Attempt Polygyny Unless You Want Two Dead Queens.
Re: ID Request
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:23 am
by Nj6000
Phoenix wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:00 am
Don't Attempt Polygyny Unless You Want Two Dead Queens.
Ok .
Re: What species are these 2 ants
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:44 am
by Nj6000
I did some research and I think one of the ants is camponotus but probably wrong . I'm a beginner ant keeper .
Re: What species are these 2 ants
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:21 pm
by Batspiderfish
Collecting mature colonies from the wild is not a good way to obtain an ant colony.
The first ants are Aphaenogaster, but none of the pupae I can see in that container belong to them. Some of those look like bees.
The carpenter ant queen is Camponotus chromaiodes.