I need help identifying this queen!
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I need help identifying this queen!
About a week ago, I was cleaning out my pond and I noticed a tiny ant floating on the surface of the water. I scooped it out and noticed that it had all the attributes of a queen (large gaster and a more pronounced, muscular thorax). It was so small I couldn't see wings scars, but a few days later, I checked on it and it had eggs, so I knew this was a queen. The only problem here is that it is ~4 mm long and I can't find any ant species that looks like it. If you guys could help me out with this that would be awesome!
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Re: I need help identifying this queen!
Can't do anything without pictures or descriptions.
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Re: I need help identifying this queen!
Same as bat, we need pics. Use google photos, imugur, or photobucket.Anthand1 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:50 pmAbout a week ago, I was cleaning out my pond and I noticed a tiny ant floating on the surface of the water. I scooped it out and noticed that it had all the attributes of a queen (large gaster and a more pronounced, muscular thorax). It was so small I couldn't see wings scars, but a few days later, I checked on it and it had eggs, so I knew this was a queen. The only problem here is that it is ~4 mm long and I can't find any ant species that looks like it. If you guys could help me out with this that would be awesome!
Check out my YouTube channel, Arman's Ants.
https://***/armansants
Also feel free to check out the Discord server, Ant-Keeping & Ethology:
https://discord.me/ants
https://***/armansants
Also feel free to check out the Discord server, Ant-Keeping & Ethology:
https://discord.me/ants
Re: I need help identifying this queen!
Here's the best photo I could get:
http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/Anthand/media/IMG_2071_zpsyrkotriy.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/Anthand/media/IMG_2071_zpsyrkotriy.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
Re: I need help identifying this queen!
Actually I'm pretty sure its a temnothorax curvispinosus queen.Case closed.
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