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by KhaoticAnts
Fri Dec 30, 2016 1:32 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant ID NSW, Australia
Replies: 22
Views: 10459

Re: Ant ID NSW, Australia

sorry both the queens i caught are 9mm long
by KhaoticAnts
Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:03 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant ID NSW, Australia
Replies: 22
Views: 10459

Re: Ant ID NSW, Australia

http://imgur.com/a/mub6F
this is another queen i found tonight after going through the antwiki keys it looks like an Arnoldius sp. but i cant quite be sure
by KhaoticAnts
Wed Dec 28, 2016 3:47 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant ID NSW, Australia
Replies: 22
Views: 10459

Re: Ant ID NSW, Australia

http://imgur.com/a/vXgMa
this is a worker ant i caught about a month ago that I have since released if im right which im probably not its Camponotus armstrongi which is why i need batspiderfish's judgement
by KhaoticAnts
Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:45 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant ID NSW, Australia
Replies: 22
Views: 10459

Re: Ant ID NSW, Australia

http://imgur.com/a/mmNis

I also found this myrmecia worker and with the help of antwiki and their key I think it is a Myrmecia desertorum would that be correct?
by KhaoticAnts
Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:13 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant ID NSW, Australia
Replies: 22
Views: 10459

Re: Ant ID NSW, Australia

Its a 4x magnifying glass and I can clearly see 2 teeth so i used an old toy of mine called an eye clops and even though i broke it after seeing how many teeth were on the ant i could see 2 front teeth and what looks like 2 more smaller teeth on one mandible
by KhaoticAnts
Tue Dec 20, 2016 1:00 am
Forum: The GAN Project (Global Ant Nursery)
Topic: Australian GAN Farmers
Replies: 10
Views: 5649

Re: Australian GAN Farmers

Any one doing any GAN in aus yet... would be interested in buying a queen @KhaoticAnts any luck finding any Camponotus sp queens? (I know its only early summer) Yes i have they flew just after the first storms, I managed to catch 4 during their first flight and 23 the 2nd flight all of them are Cam...
by KhaoticAnts
Mon Dec 19, 2016 2:33 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant ID NSW, Australia
Replies: 22
Views: 10459

Re: Ant ID NSW, Australia

After looking with a magnifying glass I cant see any hairs on the antenal scapes and they have less than 5 teeth would that mean they are Prolasius?
by KhaoticAnts
Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:15 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Myrmecia Nuptial Flights
Replies: 1
Views: 1627

Myrmecia Nuptial Flights

Does anyone know when Myrmecia sp. will fly?
by KhaoticAnts
Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:13 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Newcastle,NSW, Australia
Replies: 5
Views: 3203

Re: Newcastle,NSW, Australia

https://imgur.com/a/hnYIL I managed to catch 27 of these queens even though I was eaten alive by mosquitos and had a run in with a red bellied black snake. The 4 in the bottom pictures were caught a week previous and have laid eggs the rest were caught tonight after the species 2nd nuptial flight th...
by KhaoticAnts
Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:45 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)
Replies: 19
Views: 9237

Re: Anybody got the guts to keep Myrmecia (Just kiddin Please don't!!!)

I've got a few nests living in the bush behind my house