Found this ant alone in a corner of my house, Thought it was a termite not really 100% sure. I believe it is a queen because it had wings you can see where they fell out. She is very shy and doesn't like light. I am currently keeping her in a tiny container with some soil and water on a cotton ball. She is pretty fast and likes to sleep up high on the top part of the container. She also has bent antenna not straight like a termite. Has some really unique colors Take a look! would love to know what i have here.
Location Southern Arizona
Found her at about 11AM about 3 days ago on a piece of laminate flooring I was installing in my house.
https://imgur.com/a/RR0wHsR
Please ID Possible queen Arizona
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silenced007
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Re: Please ID Possible queen Arizona
Definitly an ant. Not a termite.
Nylanderia Sp.
Pheidole Sp.
Founding - Cremagastor & Solonopsis Invicta
Pheidole Sp.
Founding - Cremagastor & Solonopsis Invicta
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silenced007
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silenced007
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Re: Please ID Possible queen Arizona
After some research i think its a Myrmecocystus genus Not sure which species though.
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Batspiderfish
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Re: Please ID Possible queen Arizona
Camponotus sp.
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silenced007
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Re: Please ID Possible queen Arizona
Thank you! you're right. I just looked a the genus. Do you agree this is a queen? you can clearly see the wing scars. Im already prepping the terrarium!
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silenced007
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Update: She has grown but no eggs yet. Still have her in the test tube setup and she doubled in size.
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SuperFrank191
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Re: Please ID Possible queen Arizona
i also think it looks more like myrmecocystus vs camponotus, the eyes are really large for a campo
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AntsDakota
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Re: Please ID Possible queen Arizona
A measurement would make distinguishing the two simple.silenced007 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 22, 2018 4:59 pmFound this ant alone in a corner of my house, Thought it was a termite not really 100% sure. I believe it is a queen because it had wings you can see where they fell out. She is very shy and doesn't like light. I am currently keeping her in a tiny container with some soil and water on a cotton ball. She is pretty fast and likes to sleep up high on the top part of the container. She also has bent antenna not straight like a termite. Has some really unique colors Take a look! would love to know what i have here.
Location Southern Arizona
Found her at about 11AM about 3 days ago on a piece of laminate flooring I was installing in my house.
https://imgur.com/a/RR0wHsR
"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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silenced007
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Re: Please ID Possible queen Arizona
I ended up letting her go.
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