need help with queen id

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OGGKING1
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need help with queen id

Post: # 97563Post OGGKING1
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
ant colonies owned

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

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antperson24
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Location: North East Iowa

Re: need help with queen id

Post: # 98549Post antperson24
Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:47 am

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.
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.

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OGGKING1
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Re: need help with queen id

Post: # 98719Post OGGKING1
Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:10 am

It doesn’t have any wings, look at the photos
ant colonies owned

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

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antperson24
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Location: North East Iowa

Re: need help with queen id

Post: # 98721Post antperson24
Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:51 am

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.
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.

Join Ants, Plants, and Myrmecology: https://discord.gg/BeQuNf8yTN

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