Identification help pretty please, i'm new in this...
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Identification help pretty please, i'm new in this...
I'm from slovenia and i found her in a suburban area, a couple hundred meters away are some fields and also woods. Can you help me identifying her? I'd be very grateful.
Here are some pics of her: http://imgur.com/gallery/TOPNs4P
Here are some pics of her: http://imgur.com/gallery/TOPNs4P
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Re: Identification help pretty please, i'm new in this...
Iridomyrmex,Dorymyrmex,Formica,Or Something Along Lines.
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Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Re: Identification help pretty please, i'm new in this...
I found another one looking excacly like the first one! Only a bit bigger. She is aprox. 13mm i think. (I will measure her when i can) I'm from southwest slovenia. I found her in a suburban area on a balcony. Here are more pics: http://imgur.com/gallery/5LKx2ST
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Re: Identification help pretty please, i'm new in this...
I'm still not sure about the first one, but your second queen is Formica sp.
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Then it must be cinerea or fusca? What do you think? Cause all the other formicas that are here with the same coloration have crossed mandibles and mine don't.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:56 pmI'm still not sure about the first one, but your second queen is Formica sp.
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They might have crossed mandibles when they are dead or stuck on a pin. I'm not certain that the first one is Formica. The second one might be one of those, but can't be narrowed down to the species without a good look at its hair coverage. Formica are tricky.**** wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:49 amThen it must be cinerea or fusca? What do you think? Cause all the other formicas that are here with the same coloration have crossed mandibles and mine don't.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:56 pmI'm still not sure about the first one, but your second queen is Formica sp.
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: Identification help pretty please, i'm new in this...
I am very gratefull for your anwsers. I would still be scared that i'm doing something wrong if you wouldnt be anwsering me. Thanks man.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:05 pmThey might have crossed mandibles when they are dead or stuck on a pin. I'm not certain that the first one is Formica. The second one might be one of those, but can't be narrowed down to the species without a good look at its hair coverage. Formica are tricky.**** wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:49 amThen it must be cinerea or fusca? What do you think? Cause all the other formicas that are here with the same coloration have crossed mandibles and mine don't.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:56 pmI'm still not sure about the first one, but your second queen is Formica sp.
So i guess in about a week its safe to look at them again without stressing them too much and then maybe take a better picture to see the hair coverage?
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Re: Identification help pretty please, i'm new in this...
Glad I could offer any help. Yes, thankfully the hairs we need to see on Formica are visible with basic macro pictures, but it's always hard to see while they still have their wings. Both your queens are clearly claustral, so they don't need anything but security and humidity (from their water source).**** wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:23 pmI am very gratefull for your anwsers. I would still be scared that i'm doing something wrong if you wouldnt be anwsering me. Thanks man.
So i guess in about a week its safe to look at them again without stressing them too much and then maybe take a better picture to see the hair coverage?
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: Identification help pretty please, i'm new in this...
Great thanks again. Can just tell me also how often it's ok to look at them without stressing them too much?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 11:29 pmGlad I could offer any help. Yes, thankfully the hairs we need to see on Formica are visible with basic macro pictures, but it's always hard to see while they still have their wings. Both your queens are clearly claustral, so they don't need anything but security and humidity (from their water source).**** wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:23 pmI am very gratefull for your anwsers. I would still be scared that i'm doing something wrong if you wouldnt be anwsering me. Thanks man.
So i guess in about a week its safe to look at them again without stressing them too much and then maybe take a better picture to see the hair coverage?
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Re: Identification help pretty please, i'm new in this...
How often do you think i can look at them?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 11:29 pmGlad I could offer any help. Yes, thankfully the hairs we need to see on Formica are visible with basic macro pictures, but it's always hard to see while they still have their wings. Both your queens are clearly claustral, so they don't need anything but security and humidity (from their water source).**** wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:23 pmI am very gratefull for your anwsers. I would still be scared that i'm doing something wrong if you wouldnt be anwsering me. Thanks man.
So i guess in about a week its safe to look at them again without stressing them too much and then maybe take a better picture to see the hair coverage?
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