I found a queen ant and i need help to id it

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Re: I found a queen ant and i need help to id it

Post: # 95523Post Polyrhachiskeeper
Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:27 pm

Ok, sure Solenopsiskeeper. But im trying to brood boost my P. rastellata queen as i have collected a few cocoons and larvae from a wild carpenter ant colony. There was a worker already coming out of the cocoon and i gave it to my P. rastellata. Its legs are sort of tied together by the cocoon and the queen is not showing too much interest. I have collected 4 cocoons and 3 larvae. What do i do? I already gave 2 cocoons and all the larvae. Will the ant just die? :oops: I'm really hoping she will accept it, and she was sort of helping the ant get out of the cocoon but then lost interest somehow. If all goes well, i will have 7 carpenter ants and 1 P. rastelleta. :D
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla

Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x

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Re: I found a queen ant and i need help to id it

Post: # 95628Post SolenopsisKeeper
Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:18 am

Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:27 pm
Ok, sure Solenopsiskeeper. But im trying to brood boost my P. rastellata queen as i have collected a few cocoons and larvae from a wild carpenter ant colony. There was a worker already coming out of the cocoon and i gave it to my P. rastellata. Its legs are sort of tied together by the cocoon and the queen is not showing too much interest. I have collected 4 cocoons and 3 larvae. What do i do? I already gave 2 cocoons and all the larvae. Will the ant just die? :oops: I'm really hoping she will accept it, and she was sort of helping the ant get out of the cocoon but then lost interest somehow. If all goes well, i will have 7 carpenter ants and 1 P. rastelleta. :D
This yellow ant is a callow. They have no nest scent, and are essentially pupae. When they have silk on the legs, the queen will sometimes help undo it.
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Re: I found a queen ant and i need help to id it

Post: # 95663Post Polyrhachiskeeper
Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:44 pm

The one that came out is now dead and was a male. :( I gave all the cocoons and larvae and the queen stands protectedly over her (giant) larvae. If they are all workers i'll have 6 carpenter ant workers that are almost bigger than the queen. LOL :lol:
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla

Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x

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Re: I found a queen ant and i need help to id it

Post: # 95667Post Polyrhachiskeeper
Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:23 pm

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Sat Aug 06, 2022 12:48 pm
Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:18 pm
About that small queen, she died. I have no idea why, she had a few eggs and a larva.
And now i have another small queen, it looks almost the same as that small queen that died but is darker red and the abdomen is smaller but its elongated. She looks like a pharaoh ant and she is polygynous as i have found many queens. The worker ants are polymorphic and range from about 4mm to 5 or 6mm, and the queen is about 1.5 cm. I think that about half of it is her abdomen. They are everywhere in my house and i see them in other places too. :lol:
Sounds like a large species like Camponotus. Can you link a photo?
Here are some pics:
https://ibb.co/WBwt2cH
https://ibb.co/6gv5hqN

They are really small, i think you've confused yourself, the workers are tiny.
Workers are even smaller, about 2 or 3mm to 4 or 5mm
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla

Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x

Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!

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Re: I found a queen ant and i need help to id it

Post: # 95668Post Polyrhachiskeeper
Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:25 pm

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:18 am
Polyrhachiskeeper wrote:
Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:27 pm
Ok, sure Solenopsiskeeper. But im trying to brood boost my P. rastellata queen as i have collected a few cocoons and larvae from a wild carpenter ant colony. There was a worker already coming out of the cocoon and i gave it to my P. rastellata. Its legs are sort of tied together by the cocoon and the queen is not showing too much interest. I have collected 4 cocoons and 3 larvae. What do i do? I already gave 2 cocoons and all the larvae. Will the ant just die? :oops: I'm really hoping she will accept it, and she was sort of helping the ant get out of the cocoon but then lost interest somehow. If all goes well, i will have 7 carpenter ants and 1 P. rastelleta. :D
This yellow ant is a callow. They have no nest scent, and are essentially pupae. When they have silk on the legs, the queen will sometimes help undo it.
My colony now:
https://ibb.co/0nLDctY
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla

Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x

Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!

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Re: I found a queen ant and i need help to id it

Post: # 95741Post Polyrhachiskeeper
Fri Aug 12, 2022 11:31 pm

i caught a wild 'colony' of what i think are crematogaster ants. I say 'colony' in quotes because i saw no queen just workers and brood, maybe its a sattelite nest? I'm thinking of giving the brood to my small colony of those small ants red ants. I was cutting some plants and removing some dead plants and there were colonies everywhere in the dead plants, i caught that colony of small red ants in a dead plant in the same area. The new ants i cuaght are black and have pointy gasters but dont lift there gaster above their heads or are aggresive. They are in a container now with the dead plants, there are lots of workers too, how do i give the brood?
The red ants are doing well but i want to give them some population, there are max 10 workers, maybe 10 eggs and 5 larvae. The red ants' petiole has 2 loops/bumps like fire ants but dont leave a white postule when they sting, however, they can bite quite hard and can leave a mosquito-like bump that itches. And the queen looks alot like a pharaoh ant queen.
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla

Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x

Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!

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