I have a Ponera species that I had suspected are Ponera Pennsylvanica. Recently workers have been eclosing and I've noticed that the queen no longer leaves the nest site, just the workers. Also, the workers are noticeable smaller than her (which is not supposed to be the case with them) and they are a completely different color. She is a brown-ish color, but they are a yellow/orange color... They seem to be thriving, which is awesome. Just curious what species of ponera they could possibly be. I unfortunately only have a blurry picture of one of the workers. I have videos, but I don't know how to upload those from my phone.
Pictures:
https://imgur.com/eter5tI
Could this be Ponera Pennsylvanica
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Re: Could this be Ponera Pennsylvanica
That's the only species in Indiana, so it must be.seadawg84 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 06, 2023 3:09 pmI have a Ponera species that I had suspected are Ponera Pennsylvanica. Recently workers have been eclosing and I've noticed that the queen no longer leaves the nest site, just the workers. Also, the workers are noticeable smaller than her (which is not supposed to be the case with them) and they are a completely different color. She is a brown-ish color, but they are a yellow/orange color... They seem to be thriving, which is awesome. Just curious what species of ponera they could possibly be. I unfortunately only have a blurry picture of one of the workers. I have videos, but I don't know how to upload those from my phone.
Pictures:
https://imgur.com/eter5tI
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