How r ur pics so good?! I can't get mine anywhere close to urs! It just gets all blurry when I zoom in!CherrieEvolved wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:51 amIt does look like it, however it is way too big! #1 is 13mm long, Winter ants are generally at most 9mm long.AngeredFlame850 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:17 pmWhoops I didn't mean to say prenolepis imparis for #2! I meant #1! Sry!
I also can't find a carpenter ant that looks like it. Its gotta be some sort of Formica, only ones that are that big (excluding camponotus) but I cant ID it properly.
Reply to the one saying # 3 was Novomessor. I live in Washington State, western side. There are no deserts here. It looks the same as # 6, caught them on the same day in the same area. So they should be Myrmica, however I cant ID the species of really any of my ants.
# 8 is either Modoc or pennsylvanicus. Cant tell for sure. I will get better pics of this one shortly
8 Queens to Identify, help!
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Formica Sp. E queen - 0 workers, batch of eggs
On the look for more queens...
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What is a "Peditiole Bump"? I am unable to find a description of what that is! =(
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Eh, that was with a macro lens attachment for my camera. Just got a USB microscope camera that should allow for better pictures. Only $30 on amazon!AngeredFlame850 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:50 pmHow r ur pics so good?! I can't get mine anywhere close to urs! It just gets all blurry when I zoom in!
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Re: 8 Queens to Identify, help!
a Peditiole Bump is the bump on the connecting waist of the ant
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Awesome! Ill check it out when I get home. Thanks for the help here!!
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Re: 8 Queens to Identify, help!
Queens 2 and 4 are Formica argentea, I'm pretty sure. Also, queen 8 is a Camponotus species. My best guess would be Camponotus pennsylvanicus. Formica and Camponotus are easy to keep. Just a warning, though, if you didn't know already, both can inflict a nasty bite, and can spray formic acid into the wound. But it's not that bad, not like being stung by a fire ant or anything like that.
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Re: 8 Queens to Identify, help!
A Peditiole Bump Is What Seprates The Faster And Thorax.CherrieEvolved wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:16 amWhat is a "Peditiole Bump"? I am unable to find a description of what that is! =(
Keeping ants for 6 years now.
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
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Three is definitely Myrmica.
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What is the Faster?PTasker15 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 12:40 pmA Peditiole Bump Is What Seprates The Faster And Thorax.CherrieEvolved wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:16 amWhat is a "Peditiole Bump"? I am unable to find a description of what that is! =(
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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Dotdispenser wrote: ↑Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:22 amHe meant Gaster, lol.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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