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Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:47 am
by AngeredFlame850
Hi I need some help identifying my queen ant who I caught last September (2017) in Virginia, USA. I tried to hibernate my queen but she refused to hibernate for reasons that I do not know. I currently am keeping my queen ant in a warm room and she has begun laying eggs again. She seems to be semi claustral but refuses to eat any insects and only eats fruits (apples, oranges, etc.). I am currently researching her and need some additional help. So far I am assuming that she is a Tapinoma sessile queen ant. Please feel free to email at scorpionkim2004@gmail.com! AntLove4Ever
Re: Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:21 am
by idahoantgirl
AngeredFlame850 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:47 am
Hi I need some help identifying my queen ant who I caught last September (2017) in Virginia, USA. I tried to hibernate my queen but she refused to hibernate for reasons that I do not know. I currently am keeping my queen ant in a warm room and she has begun laying eggs again. She seems to be semi claustral but refuses to eat any insects and only eats fruits (apples, oranges, etc.). I am currently researching her and need some additional help. So far I am assuming that she is a Tapinoma sessile queen ant. Please feel free to email at scorpionkim2004@gmail.com! AntLove4Ever
Photos? no one can identify without pics, and no one is going to want to email you.
Re: Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:34 pm
by AngeredFlame850
I was only able upload a youtube video due to the fact that my pc refused to accept images from my phone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1VUFJ05TCo
Re: Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:36 pm
by AntNoob1
I cant tell what type it is because I can not see any distinguishing features like petiole nodes can you post some pictures when her wings fall off.
Re: Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:04 pm
by AngeredFlame850
AntNoob1 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:36 pm
I cant tell what type it is because I can not see any distinguishing features like petiole nodes can you post some pictures when her wings fall off.
Her wings have been on for 4 months now... I'll try to get a clearer shot of her
Re: Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:21 pm
by AngeredFlame850
Here is a better video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtqF8KoTh0
Re: Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:19 pm
by AngeredFlame850
AngeredFlame850 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:04 pm
AntNoob1 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:36 pm
I cant tell what type it is because I can not see any distinguishing features like petiole nodes can you post some pictures when her wings fall off.
Her wings have been on for 4 months now... I'll try to get a clearer shot of her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtqF8KoTh0
Re: Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:32 pm
by AntNoob1
It looks like a odorous house ant, or tapinoma sessile, except for the abdomen which I can not see clearly because of the wings. But that does not explain the eating habits because these ants are omnivores eating insects and plant fluids.
Re: Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:33 pm
by AntNoob1
BTW, the new video is so much higher quality, it helps a lot in trying to identify the ant!
Re: Need Help Identifying my ant!!!
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:35 pm
by AntNoob1
just took another look at the pictures, is that fungus on her back!?
