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Found a queen in Perth, WA pls ID

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 2:44 am
by AntNoobster
Hi I found a queen in Perth WA and it is nearly completely red in light but in the image it looks black. found in end of April. about 8mm long. idk if u can see but it only has 1 antenna.
Image
feel free 2 ask if u need more pics
thnx
ps- i thinks its a furnace ant but im not sure

Re: Found a queen in Perth, WA pls ID

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:09 am
by PTasker15
Pheidole Magacephala

Re: Found a queen in Perth, WA pls ID

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:38 pm
by Batspiderfish
If she is Pheidole, I don't think it would be doable to identify with photographs to the species in a diverse region like Australia. More pictures from different angles could at least pin the genus.