Queen caught in North Qld Australia

[jsr2015]

Caught in the evening on 8 March, inside the house. 10mm long. Very active and feisty. She will pick up her eggs and run around madly when I check on her.

[Hitch3]

Not exactly sure, but I think it may be a species of Iridomyrmex or Melophorus.

I would be leaning more on the Iridomyrmex side though.

[AntsDakota]

It may be Camponotus sp. too, but 163 Camponotus species live in Australia.

[Hitch3]

Yes, I agree AntsDakota. My previous identification were wrong!

Sorry.

It is most likely to be Camponotus Cairns. Here is a photo of the species.



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