Is my ant a queen
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Re: Is my ant a queen
So you are 100 percent sure my black ant ain't a queen? If so I'll release it tomorrow
- idahoantgirl
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Re: Is my ant a queen
I'm very sure, but just to be safe, you can wait till someone else replies.Jessewitt60 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:44 pmSo you are 100 percent sure my black ant ain't a queen? If so I'll release it tomorrow
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: Is my ant a queen
I'm sure, if it was the thorax would have wing scars and would be much larger.Jessewitt60 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:44 pmSo you are 100 percent sure my black ant ain't a queen? If so I'll release it tomorrow
Check out my blog: bayareaants.blogspot.com
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)
- idahoantgirl
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Re: Is my ant a queen
yup. as for the other ant... idk. post another id threadYSTheAnt wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:05 pmI'm sure, if it was the thorax would have wing scars and would be much larger.Jessewitt60 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:44 pmSo you are 100 percent sure my black ant ain't a queen? If so I'll release it tomorrow
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: Is my ant a queen
I think you found yourself a ponera queen. They are semi claustral, so feed her. I am almost 100 percent sure it's a queen, but others should probably confirm this.
Check out my blog: bayareaants.blogspot.com
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)
- Batspiderfish
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Re: Is my ant a queen
Sorry, the second ant is a Pseudomyrmex gracilis worker.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
Re: Is my ant a queen
https://imgur.com/gallery/KD3oI This one I'm almost sure was a queen but I took her from a spider and I'm pretty sure she's dead
Re: Is my ant a queen
That's a male elate, maybe Crematogaster.
Check out my blog: bayareaants.blogspot.com
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)
- Batspiderfish
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Re: Is my ant a queen
Agreed, but alate*.
Elate is a verb, meaning "to make very happy".
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
Re: Is my ant a queen
Thanks! I didn't notice that
Check out my blog: bayareaants.blogspot.com
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)
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