Ant ID Please - Sydney Australia 9mm - Is this a queen?
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Ant ID Please - Sydney Australia 9mm - Is this a queen?
Found this ant on my driveway today while I was out catching a smaller species that was flying.
I did not see wings on this ant but the body structure makes me think it's a queen.
25 degrees c. Clear skies. 30km/h winds. ~25% humidity.
Any info would be awesome. Thanks!
I did not see wings on this ant but the body structure makes me think it's a queen.
25 degrees c. Clear skies. 30km/h winds. ~25% humidity.
Any info would be awesome. Thanks!
Re: Ant ID Please - Sydney Australia 9mm - Is this a queen?
Definitely a queen, but a top view would make it a lot easier.
Re: ID Request
Isn't it too late for camponotus?
EDIT: Australia... Right the season is right now spring. My bad...
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Keeper of:
Camponotus Modoc(6 workers)
Pheidole Spp (2 queens, about 10 workers)
Possibly parasitic Formica (further ID required)
Novomessor Cockerelli (10+ workers)
Keeper of:
Camponotus Modoc(6 workers)
Pheidole Spp (2 queens, about 10 workers)
Possibly parasitic Formica (further ID required)
Novomessor Cockerelli (10+ workers)
Re: Ant ID Please - Sydney Australia 9mm - Is this a queen?
Maybe notoncus.
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Re: Ant ID Please - Sydney Australia 9mm - Is this a queen?
No acidopore, so this is from Dolichoderinae. Probably iridomyrmex.
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Re: Ant ID Please - Sydney Australia 9mm - Is this a queen?
That looks like Crematogaster its flying right now, all over the world!
Re: Ant ID Please - Sydney Australia 9mm - Is this a queen?
Snapped new pics with a proper camera, not my phone like before. This is the third queen, just caught today. The first two have eggs now.
Re: Ant ID Please - Sydney Australia 9mm - Is this a queen?
That there, is, without a doubt, Iridomyrmex. I caught 9 of these queens in the last few days.
Re: Ant ID Please - Sydney Australia 9mm - Is this a queen?
Thanks for the replies everyone!
Any tips on caring for this kind of ant?
Any tips on caring for this kind of ant?
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