Please help ID these queens

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akwhsu
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Please help ID these queens

Post: # 59358Post akwhsu
Tue Jun 11, 2019 4:15 am

Hi guys,

I'm from Sydney, Australia and it is winter here. Over the last few nights I've caught quite a few of these queens, about 8mm. I'm pretty sure they are queens, they have quite a large gaster.

They are not Irodomyrmex Bicknelli as the heads on these queens are larger, however roughly the same length overall.

Any ideas? (and thanks in advance!)

Images: https://imgur.com/a/PJ5Q6NV

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Re: Please help ID these queens

Post: # 99436Post SolenopsisKeeper
Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:48 pm

akwhsu wrote:
Tue Jun 11, 2019 4:15 am
Hi guys,

I'm from Sydney, Australia and it is winter here. Over the last few nights I've caught quite a few of these queens, about 8mm. I'm pretty sure they are queens, they have quite a large gaster.

They are not Irodomyrmex Bicknelli as the heads on these queens are larger, however roughly the same length overall.

Any ideas? (and thanks in advance!)

Images: https://imgur.com/a/PJ5Q6NV
Looks like Iridomyrmex purpureus to me
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