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Antloverhuman
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Really cool ant ID

Post: # 99442Post Antloverhuman
Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:52 am

https://photos.app.goo.gl/VG31PQcBncQXR56x5
I'm at my grandma's home and there are alot of ants here but these were really intriguing to me. They have really big major but they aren't campo. The most confusing thing is that they have one petiole node meaning they are formicinae and I've no clue about any formicinae which is this small and have majors.
Size: workers- around 3mm
Major- around 5mm
Are fast and get scared easily.

Also i will post some more photos of different ants i find here. there is another ant with majors but i couldn't get good photos
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Really cool ant ID

Post: # 99448Post Antloverhuman
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:35 am

Also they got *no cocoon* pupa (sensor)
Location: Madhya Pradesh, India
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Really cool ant ID

Post: # 99451Post antperson24
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:51 am

Antloverhuman wrote:
Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:52 am
https://photos.app.goo.gl/VG31PQcBncQXR56x5
I'm at my grandma's home and there are alot of ants here but these were really intriguing to me. They have really big major but they aren't campo. The most confusing thing is that they have one petiole node meaning they are formicinae and I've no clue about any formicinae which is this small and have majors.
Size: workers- around 3mm
Major- around 5mm
Are fast and get scared easily.

Also i will post some more photos of different ants i find here. there is another ant with majors but i couldn't get good photos
Better photos would be necessary.
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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Re: Really cool ant ID

Post: # 99467Post Antloverhuman
Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:35 am

https://photos.app.goo.gl/j56MBDwyAQWecvn4A
I don't think I'll get better photos than this (unless i kill one worker, bring it home and take a macro shot of it)

Also i think they have two petiole nodes and i was being dumb before
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Really cool ant ID

Post: # 99478Post antperson24
Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:14 am

Antloverhuman wrote:
Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:35 am
https://photos.app.goo.gl/j56MBDwyAQWecvn4A
I don't think I'll get better photos than this (unless i kill one worker, bring it home and take a macro shot of it)

Also i think they have two petiole nodes and i was being dumb before
I'm thinking Pheidole sp.
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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Re: Really cool ant ID

Post: # 99536Post SolenopsisKeeper
Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:09 am

I would argue that it is a myrmicinae and not an Attini. Looks more like solenopsis to me ngl
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Re: Really cool ant ID

Post: # 99545Post antperson24
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:40 am

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:09 am
I would argue that it is a myrmicinae and not an Attini. Looks more like solenopsis to me ngl
Oh ya, didn't think of Seolenopsis.
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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