Ant ID

Help with identifying the species your ants

Moderator: ooper01

Post Reply
Nebushkow
Posts: 16
Joined: Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:30 pm
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta

Ant ID

Post: # 41549Post Nebushkow
Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:08 pm

Hey guys.
I found this species of ant, I'm pretty sure it's from the Formica species, but anyways, it has a bright orange head and thorax and a black abdomen as well as black legs. It's quite a short stubby ant, the head is not that much smaller than it's abdomen. It looks like a raiding ant because I saw their colony, and there's always a big bunch of these ants picking on another ant from a different species. I found them at the base of a tree somewhat under a dead log. I'll try to get a picture but don't expect any great photography :D
Thanks in advance

User avatar
idahoantgirl
Posts: 1521
Joined: Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:52 am
Location: Idaho, USA

Re: Ant ID

Post: # 41607Post idahoantgirl
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:56 am

Need pics, location, and measurements.
Proverbs 6:6-8

Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.

Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile

Nebushkow
Posts: 16
Joined: Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:30 pm
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta

Re: Ant ID

Post: # 41622Post Nebushkow
Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:25 pm

I live in Southern Alberta, Canada.
The worker ant is about 7mm from head to abdomen
How do you send pics on this forum? I took some on my phone but they were too big to upload onto the forum.

Nebushkow
Posts: 16
Joined: Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:30 pm
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta

Re: Ant ID

Post: # 41644Post Nebushkow
Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:29 pm

https://photos.app.goo.gl/aaZ6m2JWFVm19FcYA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JhsFxa49HEHQC8qn6

I think I did this right

User avatar
Batspiderfish
Posts: 3315
Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:47 pm
Location: Maine

Re: Ant ID

Post: # 41646Post Batspiderfish
Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:57 pm

I agree with Formica, although I wouldn't be able to say which one from the pictures.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.

Nebushkow
Posts: 16
Joined: Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:30 pm
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta

Re: Ant ID

Post: # 41674Post Nebushkow
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:47 pm

I'll take better pics once I get a new phone next week

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 30 guests