PLEASE HELP!! Is it a Fire Ant queen??? :0

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BluMoon
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PLEASE HELP!! Is it a Fire Ant queen??? :0

Post: # 67673Post BluMoon
Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:49 am

Hello, I caught a queen ant, and I first thought it was a Tetramorium species, but I wanted to double-check:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Jtj28wobuErJdRIriX8w0RCfQvJUcNA/view?usp=drivesdk

Is she a Fire Ant queen, and are they legal pets in Australia?

Thank you.
Last edited by BluMoon on Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:54 am, edited 1 time in total.
Keeper of 1 x Strobe Ant Queen + Larvae + 0 x Workers :D

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Re: PLEASE HELP!! Is it a Fire Ant queen??? :0

Post: # 67674Post BluMoon
Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:50 am

I nearly forgot to add this,
She is about 6-7 mm long.
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Re: PLEASE HELP!! Is it a Fire Ant queen??? :0

Post: # 67694Post AusAnts
Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:59 pm

could be a native species of solenopsis. Hard to id because aussie ants aren't the most documented ants in the world.
2 x iridomyrmex sp Queen:15+ workers
2 x iridomyrmex pallidus: 40+ workers
1 x pheidole megacephala:2 queen 300 workers.
1 x opisthopsis Queen: 14 workers

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