Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
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Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
Caught 6/2/18
South FL, USA
Length: 5mm
South FL, USA
Length: 5mm
Re: Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
1000000% Brachymyremex Patagonicus.They Spin Coocons.
Keeping ants for 6 years now.
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Re: Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
I have five of these. I caught them all within about a 7 square foot area.
I think I saw a video from Ender ants where he founded a colony with two queens of this species. Would it be advisable to try this as well, or should I just put them in a test tube set up individually like usual?
Also, what type of sand should I use in it's out world? When I found these and they were coming out of cracks in cement pavement.
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Re: Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
There are two darker Brachymyrmex spp. in that area and we wouldn't be able to tell them apart from this picture.
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: Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
Is there a specific thing that I should try to focus on for a better picture?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:32 amThere are two darker Brachymyrmex spp. in that area and we wouldn't be able to tell them apart from this picture.
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Re: Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
Sufficient detail to see the hair coverage on the body.Goost1049 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:26 pmIs there a specific thing that I should try to focus on for a better picture?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:32 amThere are two darker Brachymyrmex spp. in that area and we wouldn't be able to tell them apart from this picture.
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: Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
This was the best i could get todayBatspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:01 pmSufficient detail to see the hair coverage on the body.Goost1049 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:26 pmIs there a specific thing that I should try to focus on for a better picture?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:32 amThere are two darker Brachymyrmex spp. in that area and we wouldn't be able to tell them apart from this picture.
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Re: Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
You can call it Brachymyrmex cf. patagonicus, which means that it resembles that species, but that you were unable to match/verify it.
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: Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
Cool. Thanks for your help guys.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:45 pmYou can call it Brachymyrmex cf. patagonicus, which means that it resembles that species, but that you were unable to match/verify it.
Re: Identity help - South FL - 6/10/18
They Participate In Plemostrosis.Just Not Polygynous!Goost1049 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:37 amCool. Thanks for your help guys.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:45 pmYou can call it Brachymyrmex cf. patagonicus, which means that it resembles that species, but that you were unable to match/verify it.
Keeping ants for 6 years now.
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
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