Found this queen ant right next to my front door, still with her wings. I left for work and came back nine hours later, she was still in my house! So I cleaned an old pill bottle and turned it into a makeshift test tube, ordered a proper AC Starter Gear Pack, and placed her in a dark and secluded place.
She is approximately 16 mm long. I got the best pics I could with my macro lens, but the container I had her in for the pics was not easy to shoot photos through.
https://imgur.com/OBGtnoS
https://imgur.com/9XM9EXV
https://imgur.com/lmon1MA
https://imgur.com/vCpjrxt
The image below shows more detail on her head, and it appears to me due to those three marks that she's a fire ant. But this is the first time I've ever seen a queen ant that isn't on a screen, so I'm not exactly confident in my abilities.
https://imgur.com/EpZEfyw
I know this is not relevant to getting her ID'ed, but I named her Naydrax <3
Tulsa, OK USA. 6/12/21.
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Re: Tulsa, OK USA. 6/12/21.
Sorry bud but that is a male.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
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- Posts: 4
- Joined: Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:41 am
- Location: Tulsa, OK
Re: Tulsa, OK USA. 6/12/21.
I didn't want to believe that at first, but when I searched up some pictures of male ants in Oklahoma I found some pictures of Camponotus castaneus males that are the spitting image of this ant.
I probably should of guessed from how large he is too.
The good thing is, this means nuptial flights are happening fairly close to my house! Thanks for your help!
I probably should of guessed from how large he is too.
The good thing is, this means nuptial flights are happening fairly close to my house! Thanks for your help!
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