Australia Queen ID pls

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NotAnAntNerd
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Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:06 am
Location: Melbourne Australia

Australia Queen ID pls

Post: # 97070Post NotAnAntNerd
Fri Oct 21, 2022 4:22 am

Hi all!
Just in my backyard with my broken knee trying to find some queens. It had been the warmest humid day since summer so I knew some early nuptial flights would be taking place. Found a couple on the concrete. I only caught 1, might try get some more tomorrow. Anyways, here is the info and I attached a imagur link. It would also be great if someone could tell me if they are polymorphic (many queens in a conoly) because there are many queens running around, so I might be able to grow the future colony faster. Thanks!

Date: 21/10/22
Weather: 24 degrees Celsius, humid (warmest day in months), cloudy, no wind.
Location: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. Residential zone however close to paddocks and trees.
Queen details: just under 1 cm long, fat abdomen (all the ones I saw seemed the abdomen looked somewhat flattened), 3 yellow-brown bands running through the abdomen, dark red/brown legs, common species in the area, thorax and head pure black.
Images: https://imgur.com/a/jDZgRXP
Thanks all!

OGGKING1
Posts: 44
Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:06 am
Location: Brimbank park

Re: Australia Queen ID pls

Post: # 97476Post OGGKING1
Wed Nov 30, 2022 1:00 am

pretty sure thats iridomyrmex bicknelli very good species
ant colonies owned

myrmecia pilosula
monomorium sp
iridomyrmex bicknelli
Nylanderia sp
Myrmecia simillima
Pheidole sp
Melophorus sp x3(for sale)
Myrmecia fulvipes (for sale)

OGGKING1
Posts: 44
Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:06 am
Location: Brimbank park

Re: Australia Queen ID pls

Post: # 97477Post OGGKING1
Wed Nov 30, 2022 1:01 am

they are polymorphic but I wouldn't risk introducing new queens.
ant colonies owned

myrmecia pilosula
monomorium sp
iridomyrmex bicknelli
Nylanderia sp
Myrmecia simillima
Pheidole sp
Melophorus sp x3(for sale)
Myrmecia fulvipes (for sale)

will06072
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Joined: Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:04 am
Location: Melbourne

Re: Australia Queen ID pls

Post: # 97589Post will06072
Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:05 am

Definitely iridomyrmex

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