Queen ant Identification Please- 6th of march 2017 Hong Kong

Help with identifying the species your ants

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Re: Queen ant Identification Please- 6th of march 2017 Hong Kong

Post: # 17818Post Firestar987654321
Mon Mar 06, 2017 2:40 am

Love to have it identifyed ASAP!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: 8-) :o ;) :)

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Re: Queen ant Identification Please- 6th of march 2017 Hong Kong

Post: # 17820Post Martialis
Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:42 am

Can you get measurements?
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Re: Queen ant Identification Please- 6th of march 2017 Hong Kong

Post: # 17854Post Firestar987654321
Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:01 am

1.3 cm (without antennae)

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Re: Queen ant Identification Please- 6th of march 2017 Hong Kong

Post: # 17861Post Martialis
Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:27 am

Those pictures are small, but I'm thinking Camponotus sp.
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Re: Queen ant Identification Please- 6th of march 2017 Hong Kong

Post: # 17863Post Batspiderfish
Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:40 pm

Camponotus sp. seems right from this view.
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Re: Queen ant Identification Please- 6th of march 2017 Hong Kong

Post: # 17901Post Firestar987654321
Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:07 am

what?
I was thinking solenopsis :?:

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Re: Queen ant Identification Please- 6th of march 2017 Hong Kong

Post: # 17916Post Batspiderfish
Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:07 am

One petiole node, dark yellow/orange-ish wings, and the shape of the head, almost as thick as wide, points to Camponotus.
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Re: Queen ant Identification Please- 6th of march 2017 Hong Kong

Post: # 17940Post Firestar987654321
Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:18 am

Just found out it is probably Camponotus nicobarensis! :D :D Batspiderfish, is this true! if not, I wont be suprised! :lol:

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