Odontomachus queen? Need help!

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Odontomachus queen? Need help!

Post: # 23113Post chromie
Thu Jun 15, 2017 5:14 pm

I'm pretty sure this is Odontomachus Haemotodus. Caught in Gulf Shores Alabama. She has some spider wed wrapped around one of her feet, I have no idea how to help her get it off!


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Re: Odontomachus queen? Need help!

Post: # 23129Post ACaseoftheMondays
Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:59 pm

Dude, that spider web is like a war scar. I like to imagine that queen setting out on her nuptial voyage, and getting caught in a spider's nest through a series of unfortunate events. She escapes just as the monstrous spider is about to deliver her swift death. After successfully mating, she is found and collected by chromie, where the rest of her story is yet to be determined.

Honestly though, your best bet is probably to just leave it alone, and if she eventually gets some family, they will probably remove it for her if it is even still around by then. This is based on my completely amateur and totally unqualified opinion.
Founding:
Pogonomyrmex Occidentalis
Solenopsis Molesta
Formica Argentea
Lasius Flavus
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Tetramorium sp.E

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Re: Odontomachus queen? Need help!

Post: # 23141Post Martialis
Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:51 pm

Funny story ACaseOfTheMondays. :lol:
You're correct, too.

Could be O. haemotodus; measurements?
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