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Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:15 pm
by JaydenScheepers
antperson24 wrote:
Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:13 pm
Antloverhuman wrote:
Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:31 am
antperson24 wrote:
Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:13 am


Maybe, but better images would help a lot.
I think i might just wait till the nanitics arrive and id her then because i don't think i would get any better picture and i don't want to stress her too much
Sounds good. I think you could assume Tetramorium.
How do Tetramorium look over there? Because here in Thailand they don't look anything like that

Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2023 7:26 am
by antperson24
JaydenScheepers wrote:
Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:14 pm
Antloverhuman wrote:
Sat Jun 10, 2023 12:20 am
antperson24 wrote:
Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:02 pm
I don't think she is Crematogaster.
So is she tetramorium? Was my initial guess correct
She looks like Pheidole to me, could you get some more angles perhaps? She does not look like any Tetramorium I've ever seen.
Alright, I wasn't sure what kind of Tetramorium there are in south Asia. Pheidole matches pretty well too now that I think about it.

Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:36 am
by Antloverhuman
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Teq4JF2L2PFFssZB9
Okay i physically can't get better photos than this now.
(The macro ones aren't good but i still added them cuz some of them showed clear photos or jaws and stuff so maybe that could help id)
I think tetramorium cuz she has those little "spikes" on her thorax which i saw all tetra queens have

Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:50 pm
by antperson24
Antloverhuman wrote:
Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:36 am
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Teq4JF2L2PFFssZB9
Okay i physically can't get better photos than this now.
(The macro ones aren't good but i still added them cuz some of them showed clear photos or jaws and stuff so maybe that could help id)
I think tetramorium cuz she has those little "spikes" on her thorax which i saw all tetra queens have
I still think Tetramorium, as well.

Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:06 pm
by JaydenScheepers
Antloverhuman wrote:
Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:36 am
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Teq4JF2L2PFFssZB9
Okay i physically can't get better photos than this now.
(The macro ones aren't good but i still added them cuz some of them showed clear photos or jaws and stuff so maybe that could help id)
I think tetramorium cuz she has those little "spikes" on her thorax which i saw all tetra queens have
Well, some of thise pictures just reinforced my belief that that's a Pheidole queen. The side shot just did it for me. I was origunally split between Crematogastet and Pheidole, but now I believe she's Pheidole 100%.

Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:32 pm
by antperson24
Once workers come could you send a picture of them? That should show us which genus they are, as Tetramorium workers have a rougher texture than Pheidole. Or if you notice polymorphism (only Pheidole is polymorphic).

Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:00 pm
by antperson24
Actually after doing some closer looking, based on the body shape, I am starting to think Pheidole, as well. Worker photos would still be nice to verify though.

Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:00 am
by Antloverhuman
Imma just wait for the workers

I think I'm one good side photo away from knowing what she is

Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:16 am
by Antloverhuman
29 June 2023
She got a worker!!!!! And there's one more very close to enclosing.
Its like 2mm small and doesn't have much colour yet. I will wait two three days before feeding them and get some good photos (finally im close to identifying them)

Re: Another! My queen ant journal

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:54 am
by antperson24
Antloverhuman wrote:
Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:16 am
29 June 2023
She got a worker!!!!! And there's one more very close to enclosing.
Its like 2mm small and doesn't have much colour yet. I will wait two three days before feeding them and get some good photos (finally im close to identifying them)
I'll be excited to see!