Texas Ant Queen Identification
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Texas Ant Queen Identification
Hi everyone,
I recently caught(more like found) a queen ant. Please help identify this spieces for me. I am looking for a small, easy to keep spieces(preferably Pheidole), but I have no experience with insect-keeping, besides AntsCanada-watching .
Location: Houston, Texas(It rained yesterday)
Date: August 9 2018
Here are photos to help. (The measurement on the ruler is in mm)
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.11&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.9&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.7&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.13&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.15&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.17&disp=safe&zw
I recently caught(more like found) a queen ant. Please help identify this spieces for me. I am looking for a small, easy to keep spieces(preferably Pheidole), but I have no experience with insect-keeping, besides AntsCanada-watching .
Location: Houston, Texas(It rained yesterday)
Date: August 9 2018
Here are photos to help. (The measurement on the ruler is in mm)
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.11&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.9&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.7&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.13&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.15&disp=safe&zw
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=70fa8aee58&view=att&th=16520d1c93d87920&attid=0.17&disp=safe&zw
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Re: Texas Ant Queen Identification
I'm not sure if the edit got through or not (I can't see that it did), but I lost the queen ant. However, I would still like to know what spieces this is to have such a small queen. Other information (whether this spieces is polygenous, polymorphic, lifespan of queen, etc.) would also be appreciated.
Re: Texas Ant Queen Identification
I get an error 404 on all links.
Sorry to hear that you lost her
Sorry to hear that you lost her
First year of antkeeping, already enjoying it!
Currently founding:
Lasius niger
Lasius umbratus
Lasius flavus
Still hoping to find a Formica queen.
Currently founding:
Lasius niger
Lasius umbratus
Lasius flavus
Still hoping to find a Formica queen.
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Re: Texas Ant Queen Identification
Only you have access to content in your email account.
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.
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Re: Texas Ant Queen Identification
Sorry, how do I make these files available to you?
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Re: Texas Ant Queen Identification
Since for now the photos are unavailable, I will try to describe the queen.
Length: Extremely small, only about 6mm in length
Features: Black body, extremely small head in relation to her body, apparently non-jointed antennae, and curved lower legs that are brown-yellow in color. The antennae are also brown-yellow.
Length: Extremely small, only about 6mm in length
Features: Black body, extremely small head in relation to her body, apparently non-jointed antennae, and curved lower legs that are brown-yellow in color. The antennae are also brown-yellow.
Re: Texas Ant Queen Identification
I don't know how you would make those files available, but here's the tutorial for posting pics
https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=162
https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=162
Keeper of:
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
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Re: Texas Ant Queen Identification
If it looks like a wasp it's probably a male.Anthinking wrote: ↑Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:07 amSince for now the photos are unavailable, I will try to describe the queen.
Length: Extremely small, only about 6mm in length
Features: Black body, extremely small head in relation to her body, apparently non-jointed antennae, and curved lower legs that are brown-yellow in color. The antennae are also brown-yellow.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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Re: Texas Ant Queen Identification
Will a shareable link from google drive work?
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Re: Texas Ant Queen Identification
UPDATE: It rained yesterday and today a bunch of exremely small ants, I would wager only 2mm in length, were milling all around the general doorway area. They move pretty smoothly and fast, though the purpose of this was unclear, as there was little pattern in the web of ants surrounding the door on the cement.
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