Queen caught in North Qld Australia

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jsr2015

Queen caught in North Qld Australia

Post: # 34516Post jsr2015
Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:58 am

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.

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Hitch3
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Re: Queen caught in North Qld Australia

Post: # 34580Post Hitch3
Fri Mar 23, 2018 5:59 am

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
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Re: Queen caught in North Qld Australia

Post: # 35336Post AntsDakota
Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:20 pm

It may be Camponotus sp. too, but 163 Camponotus species live in Australia.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

Hitch3
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Re: Queen caught in North Qld Australia

Post: # 35343Post Hitch3
Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:51 pm

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

Sorry.

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

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