Please help me identify 4 ant species.
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Please help me identify 4 ant species.
I have caught 4 queen ants and I think 2 of them are from the same species (I wonder if they are polygynous). I found them all in the summer, in northeast part of Slovenia, Europe.
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Images:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UJhZSzzm4TrLzsITE1FI7ZFQul0JNP43/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ViYYe5gGoY_s03Q6YddhoVy4cf8GdR8/view?usp=sharing
I caught the queen on July 10. 2018, near a local swimming pool.
The queen is 9 mm long, and the workers are 3 mm long.
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Images:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vB53mCN19MrPlVoO9mNmRoQXoYYmLHz8/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vB53mCN19MrPlVoO9mNmRoQXoYYmLHz8/view?usp=sharing
I caught the queen on the same location and date as the previous one (she also looks very alike, and I think they are from the same species. Hopefully they are polygynous).
The queen is 9 mm long, and the workers are 3 mm long.
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Images:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1djQSmwtyuNDDAUgUyQN0eZV3zUznpMwc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cRPjBstFGPJcEluZF50uoLLY4O1tv73N/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yLf4eEdZQey7IgQNKugz8Vxmdc2-58UK/view?usp=sharing
I caugt the queen on June 30. 2018, on my balcony (I live a few blocks away from the park).
The queen is 10 mm long, and the workers are 3-4 mm long. The workers are very fast and full of energy, I am assuming they are a species of crazy ants.
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Images:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zKgJqVcVDVkun-kb8BOdCh34mO6MAtH8/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EmhrUg4vKU65jz2rYfARFomTw5IqK4o1/view?usp=sharing
I caught the queen on June 23. 2018, on a field path, near the town.
The queen is 7 mm long, and the workers are 2 mm long.
I hope I listed enough information in the post. If I missed some important info, please tell me.
Thank you for your help!
1.
Images:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UJhZSzzm4TrLzsITE1FI7ZFQul0JNP43/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ViYYe5gGoY_s03Q6YddhoVy4cf8GdR8/view?usp=sharing
I caught the queen on July 10. 2018, near a local swimming pool.
The queen is 9 mm long, and the workers are 3 mm long.
2.
Images:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vB53mCN19MrPlVoO9mNmRoQXoYYmLHz8/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vB53mCN19MrPlVoO9mNmRoQXoYYmLHz8/view?usp=sharing
I caught the queen on the same location and date as the previous one (she also looks very alike, and I think they are from the same species. Hopefully they are polygynous).
The queen is 9 mm long, and the workers are 3 mm long.
3.
Images:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1djQSmwtyuNDDAUgUyQN0eZV3zUznpMwc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cRPjBstFGPJcEluZF50uoLLY4O1tv73N/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yLf4eEdZQey7IgQNKugz8Vxmdc2-58UK/view?usp=sharing
I caugt the queen on June 30. 2018, on my balcony (I live a few blocks away from the park).
The queen is 10 mm long, and the workers are 3-4 mm long. The workers are very fast and full of energy, I am assuming they are a species of crazy ants.
4.
Images:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zKgJqVcVDVkun-kb8BOdCh34mO6MAtH8/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EmhrUg4vKU65jz2rYfARFomTw5IqK4o1/view?usp=sharing
I caught the queen on June 23. 2018, on a field path, near the town.
The queen is 7 mm long, and the workers are 2 mm long.
I hope I listed enough information in the post. If I missed some important info, please tell me.
Thank you for your help!
Re: Please help me identify 4 ant species.
Queens 1 and 2 are most likely lasius niger
Queen 3 is for sure a lasius sp. but i dont know the specific ( might be lasius grandis?)
Queen 4 is likely tetramorium but im not 100* sure it could be pheidole insted
Queen 3 is for sure a lasius sp. but i dont know the specific ( might be lasius grandis?)
Queen 4 is likely tetramorium but im not 100* sure it could be pheidole insted
Keeper of:
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
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Re: Please help me identify 4 ant species.
Thank you Alexander!
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Re: Please help me identify 4 ant species.
See and I think queen 4 is more likely pheidole over tetramorium... something about the worker profile. Any chance we can get a good close up of the petiole/gaster on the workers
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Re: Please help me identify 4 ant species.
Sadly this is the closest I can do.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGZnNwWEtUeXVRazBGTWd0YmhXQ1l3bmtEbFlv/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/****/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGdEJyWGRKUFoxc3oxN2VZeFZXZlNBdE8xaFkw/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGZnNwWEtUeXVRazBGTWd0YmhXQ1l3bmtEbFlv/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/****/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGdEJyWGRKUFoxc3oxN2VZeFZXZlNBdE8xaFkw/view?usp=sharing
Re: Please help me identify 4 ant species.
Yeah maybe your right the gasters seem like pheidole to me but the queen totaly looks like tetramorium and thats why im not sure can we get some more close ups on the queen pls to clearly see the conection of the thorax whith the gaster
Keeper of:
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
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Re: Please help me identify 4 ant species.
Queen closeups:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGRzBISDNyWVBXVTJYNFU4UEEzcElFRTBOYzVV/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGLWZtbV9HelJQczhaTE1MLS1YNXVVYUoxa0tN/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGRC1ENzgwR3lzWjFVZkItcE9oQTBkZlNhMU5B/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGNFhCdWxqTlo1WFVMb1RsMTZJSU1uNkxwWkZN/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGRzBISDNyWVBXVTJYNFU4UEEzcElFRTBOYzVV/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGLWZtbV9HelJQczhaTE1MLS1YNXVVYUoxa0tN/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGRC1ENzgwR3lzWjFVZkItcE9oQTBkZlNhMU5B/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4hXkGs8y6wGNFhCdWxqTlo1WFVMb1RsMTZJSU1uNkxwWkZN/view?usp=sharing
Re: Please help me identify 4 ant species.
Its tetramorium!
Keeper of:
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa
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Re: Please help me identify 4 ant species.
Thank you for your help guys!
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Re: Please help me identify 4 ant species.
Yup my mistake musta been the angle. I agree tetramorium. Thanks for the extra shots btw!
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