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antsRlife
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ant identification

Post: # 32443Post antsRlife
Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:43 am

hay people of ac, i will not believe what just happend, a queen ant just landed on my hand. after it climbing over my hand for about five or so minutes, it turned its head round and tore off its wings. so i placed it in a test tube, except i do not know what spp it is, please help. it is smaller than a iridimrmex queen and looks like a male, but the gastris is to big. so yea. its a really calm ant, probably the calmest ive had, and seems happy in the test tube. thx antRlife.
Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)

Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)

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Phoenix
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Re: ID Request

Post: # 32444Post Phoenix
Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:11 am

No Images / Proper Measurements = No ID
Also, Wrong Sub-Forum.
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antsRlife
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Re: ant identification

Post: # 32445Post antsRlife
Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:29 am

It's annoying because photo bucket isn't working for me, do you have any other suggestions? And it's around 1 and a half millimetres in length with half a millimetre wide, brownish-black
with cream collour band around its gastris, the smallest ant I've seen besides a iridimrmex male, thx.
Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)

Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)

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Re: Inquiry

Post: # 32447Post Phoenix
Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:50 am

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Batspiderfish
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Re: ant identification

Post: # 32448Post Batspiderfish
Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:28 am

Any image host other than photobucket should work fine. Was the queen actually measured, or is that a guess?
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antsRlife
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Re: ant identification

Post: # 32456Post antsRlife
Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:57 pm

A guess more or so I'll try and get a photo today
Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)

Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)

antsRlife
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Re: ant identification

Post: # 32457Post antsRlife
Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:09 pm

Here should be the images.

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Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)

Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)

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Re: ant identification

Post: # 32459Post Batspiderfish
Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:01 pm

A guess is equivalent in value to no measurement at all. I can't tell much from the photographs, but she is in the Myrmicinae subfamily. Maybe Monomorium, maybe Cardiocondyla, maybe Pheidole.
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.

antsRlife
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Re: ant identification

Post: # 32461Post antsRlife
Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:02 pm

i was just having a look at those spp, i think its a cardiocondyla just by the color and shape of the gastris.
Queens only:
Myrmecia Pilosula (6 larvae, 1 pupae)

Early Stage Nests:
x1 Anonychromyrma (15-20 workers)

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Re: ant identification

Post: # 32464Post Batspiderfish
Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:04 am

It takes more than that to identify an ant, but guessing is the best you can do for now, unless you can provide clearer photos AND a real measurement (even if they are farther away).
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.

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