NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
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NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
Found this guy (queen?) wandering out post rain storm in the morning on a sidewalk near a house.
Any ideas on queen potential or large worker? Species? Diet?
Thank you!
http://cyberstill.com/ant.jpg
http://cyberstill.com/ant2.jpg
http://cyberstill.com/ant3.jpg
http://cyberstill.com/ant4.jpg
Any ideas on queen potential or large worker? Species? Diet?
Thank you!
http://cyberstill.com/ant.jpg
http://cyberstill.com/ant2.jpg
http://cyberstill.com/ant3.jpg
http://cyberstill.com/ant4.jpg
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Re: NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
While I'm sure someone would be able to ID a size measurement is required to help fully ID Her
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Re: NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
I'll get the measuring tape oot
Re: NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
I'm just here to place my guess, I'd wait for the pros still
Camponotus americanus
Camponotus americanus
Keeper of:
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
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Re: NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
Nice shot. I believe it's Formica
The head looks a little to small in comparison to her thorax for me to be Camponotus also. Taking what I've learned just recently. There appears to be a 'saddle shape ' to her thorax. Which continues to lead me to Formica and finally the size. Just a wee bit small for Camponotus again I'm just learning as well. But to me, using those Identifiers is my best assumption.
The head looks a little to small in comparison to her thorax for me to be Camponotus also. Taking what I've learned just recently. There appears to be a 'saddle shape ' to her thorax. Which continues to lead me to Formica and finally the size. Just a wee bit small for Camponotus again I'm just learning as well. But to me, using those Identifiers is my best assumption.
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Re: NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
Interesting! Thank you for the look, it was a booger to measure I must admit!
Re: NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
Yeah, with that lighting the last picture shows that her thorax isn't as flat as it first looked, I'd think the size is right for camponotus though, and her head shape looks like there's a little extra room for the mandible muscles, but her abdomen is larger than her thorax which not all camponotus bloat to that size.
Where's Batspiderfish to tell us so I can begin looking into this queen?
Where's Batspiderfish to tell us so I can begin looking into this queen?
Keeper of:
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
Re: NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
Thank you all for your help I will continue to monitor the thread.
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Re: NW Georgia June 28 ID help please.
Camponotus americanus.
To discern Camponotus from Formica, the bent/saddle shape of the mesosoma only applies to workers.
To discern Camponotus from Formica, the bent/saddle shape of the mesosoma only applies to workers.
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