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need help with queen id

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:13 pm
by OGGKING1
hi everyone I today I found a very small black queen ant

I caught it in victoria, australia the temperature was about 17 degrees and I caught it at about 2:00 pm

it is very small probably about half a cm in length

here are some pictures

https://ibb.co/nwstGx0
https://ibb.co/sRCFcB1

Re: need help with queen id

Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:47 am
by antperson24
OGGKING1 wrote:
Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:13 pm
hi everyone I today I found a very small black queen ant

I caught it in victoria, australia the temperature was about 17 degrees and I caught it at about 2:00 pm

it is very small probably about half a cm in length

here are some pictures

https://ibb.co/nwstGx0
https://ibb.co/sRCFcB1
Does it have wings? Because that abdomen reminds me of a male's.

Re: need help with queen id

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:10 am
by OGGKING1
It doesn’t have any wings, look at the photos

Re: need help with queen id

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:51 am
by antperson24
OGGKING1 wrote:
Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:10 am
It doesn’t have any wings, look at the photos
I know, I just thought maybe it got beat up after it's nuptial flight and lost it's wings.