Ant identification?
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Ant identification?
Hello I'm quite new to ant keeping and I found an alate but I'm not too sure if it's a male or female and what species it is. It also still has it's wings but I found it crawling around.
Re: Ant identification?
First of all, THATS AWESOME ON FINDING A QUEEN ANT! Great job! Second, could you post a photo, or send a link so I can see it? Third, did you find it near a nest of existing ants of the same species??? Fourth, what is the size of the ant? And fifth, it may still be a queen ant even though it has wings as long as it has mated, so don’t lose hope!
Camponotus subbarbatus x3
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
Re: Ant identification?
Here's a link to the pictures. I found it crawling around inside my room and the only ants near my house are pavement ants.
The size of it is approximately about .5-.6 of a centimeter
https://m.imgur.com/7zmHymU,pFvlU7y
The size of it is approximately about .5-.6 of a centimeter
https://m.imgur.com/7zmHymU,pFvlU7y
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Re: Ant identification?
Hard to tell which kind of queen from the picture, but she is "fully" claustral.
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Re: Ant identification?
I got two new pictures of the ant but they aren't the best quality
https://m.imgur.com/HeveDOu,DTODegy
https://m.imgur.com/HeveDOu,DTODegy
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Re: Ant identification?
Temnothorax sp?
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.
Re: Ant identification?
I would say it looks like temnothorax curvispinosus but I'm in southern California so maybe it's non native?
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Re: Ant identification?
There are different native species of Temnothorax in California. If I could get a closer picture of the queens mandible so I could see her teeth, there is a possibility of it being a Leptothorax.
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.
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