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by wllzsec
Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:00 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Argentina, Buenos Aires 23-11-2019
Replies: 1
Views: 2451

Re: Argentina, Buenos Aires 23-11-2019

You're in luck, I'm not sure if it's Acromyrmex Lobicornis or Acromyrmex Lundii, however, it's Acromyrmex sp. and it's a queen, feast your eyes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MxY0aWPC6Ahfjo7KtFQhpNYnuDxtNdu2 I'm sorry that the pics aren't that good. this one is around 10mm in lengh, I found her ...
by wllzsec
Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:42 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Need help on how to care for Acromyrmex sp.
Replies: 1
Views: 1144

Need help on how to care for Acromyrmex sp.

Hello friends, I recently(yesterday) found an Acromyrmex sp. ant, and looking on the internet, it says that it is a very difficult ant to keep, it is a leafcutter and it grows fungus, other than that it's pretty much scant information. So, I come ask for help in what to do, since I never seen ants l...
by wllzsec
Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:26 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant found in Gruarulhos/São Paulo/Brazil
Replies: 2
Views: 1791

Re: Ant found in Gruarulhos/São Paulo/Brazil

Hello again, I did some searching on the net, and what a search, took me nearly 5 hours to confirm and that it is some species of Aromymex sp. But narrowing down what type of Acromymex sp it's another business, since I found in Brazil(southeast region) I guess that it could be Acromymex Lundii, beca...
by wllzsec
Fri Nov 29, 2019 3:13 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant found in Gruarulhos/São Paulo/Brazil
Replies: 2
Views: 1791

Re: Ant found in Gruarulhos/São Paulo/Brazil

Hello people! Today after almost a week of rain we had a little warm sun so I decided to look on the ground and I found this: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fNZ5V6EeTPuEIvQMs_Fk1VoVP9YzGcAM she is about 10mm in lengh(discounting antennae) and have 4 very visible spikes on her thorax, I made up a...
by wllzsec
Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:45 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant found in Gruarulhos/São Paulo/Brazil
Replies: 2
Views: 1791

Ant found in Gruarulhos/São Paulo/Brazil

Hello people! Today after almost a week of rain we had a little warm sun so I decided to look on the ground and I found this: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fNZ5V6EeTPuEIvQMs_Fk1VoVP9YzGcAM she is about 10mm in lengh(discounting antennae) and have 4 very visible spikes on her thorax, I made up a ...
by wllzsec
Sat Nov 16, 2019 9:15 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Need help with this ant found in São Paulo/Brazil
Replies: 2
Views: 1982

Re: Need help with this ant found in São Paulo/Brazil

Hello, I come here again to ask for your help. Today(15/Nov/2019) I've visited a frient that live in a place with less concrete, so to speak... it was a rainy day, but I know that two days ago there was a nuptial flight for several ants species around... so I went hunting under rocks for shallow fo...
by wllzsec
Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:11 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: RS - Brazil - Nuptial flight (Nov. 27)
Replies: 2
Views: 3777

Re: RS - Brazil - Nuptial flight (Nov. 27)

There was a flight of the harvester queen ants Atta spp. but here in Guarulhos/SP - Brazil was on the day 26/sep/2019 that day there was a lot of them... I didn't got any though, I thought they where too big, not I'm regreting a bit... but there's next year. and I found one, just one dead on the day...
by wllzsec
Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:02 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Nuptial flights in brazil
Replies: 2
Views: 3361

Re: Nuptial flights in brazil

I don't know, I'm from São Paulo/Brazil myself, and I can tell you that in the late september, more precisely on 26/sep/2019 I managed to get Solenopsis spp. (the red fire ant) I saw termites flying as well(can't ID them) if you want, catch a pair. if I wanted, I could get some Atta spp. that day th...
by wllzsec
Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:45 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Big ant in Guarulhos City SP/Brazil
Replies: 2
Views: 1585

Re: Big ant in Guarulhos City SP/Brazil

Sorry for the way too late reply, LasiusSapien, I checked out some sources after I've read your answer(on the same day you posted), and turns out it was Diacamma spp. too bad she didn't made it because whe wasn't fertilized... she was no queen for Diacamma spp. are all workers, I found a colony of t...
by wllzsec
Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:37 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen and worker I’d help
Replies: 3
Views: 2224

Re: Queen and worker I’d help

The last four pics seem to be workers of Solenopsis spp. (AKA Fire ants, red fire ants) and they do point their stingers up as well, as for the queen, the second picture doesn't seem to do much justice, but the first and the third seem to be a queen of Solenopsis spp. also red fire ant, and the size...