Big red ant worker identification

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OGGKING1
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Big red ant worker identification

Post: # 98063Post OGGKING1
Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:21 pm

I found a pretty big red worker ant near the beach in Perth Australia.

it has really long legs and is dark red in colour
It also has decent sized mandibles and about three gaster segments
It has pretty small eyes too

It looks like it might be a ponerine ant if some kind but I can’t be sure

It also looks like it possesses a sting.

Here are some pictures
https://ibb.co/q7CK5MS
https://ibb.co/LpsnY03
https://ibb.co/DgQp65D

If anyone could help that would be great

Also ps if the links don’t work tell me
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myrmecia pilosula
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Myrmecia fulvipes (for sale)

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AntsAntsAnts
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Location: Australia

Re: Big red ant worker identification

Post: # 98066Post AntsAntsAnts
Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:58 am

OGGKING1 wrote:
Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:21 pm
I found a pretty big red worker ant near the beach in Perth Australia.

it has really long legs and is dark red in colour
It also has decent sized mandibles and about three gaster segments
It has pretty small eyes too

It looks like it might be a ponerine ant if some kind but I can’t be sure

It also looks like it possesses a sting.

Here are some pictures
https://ibb.co/q7CK5MS
https://ibb.co/LpsnY03
https://ibb.co/DgQp65D

If anyone could help that would be great

Also ps if the links don’t work tell me
Although I can't really understand why you want to know the species since its not a queen, i think its a type of camponotus
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

SYUTEO
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Re: Big red ant worker identification

Post: # 98070Post SYUTEO
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:57 am

It think it's a species of Rhytidoponera.

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antperson24
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Re: Big red ant worker identification

Post: # 98076Post antperson24
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:18 pm

SYUTEO wrote:
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:57 am
It think it's a species of Rhytidoponera.
Upvote on that. But even if it' not Rhytidoponera, she's definitely a Ponerine.
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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