What species is this queen?
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What species is this queen?
I was just out cycling when I saw an ant tunnel leading under a rock, and thought that it might be a cholosteral chamber. Sure enough, there was a queen under there. I put her in a container with some sand, a couple rocks, and some moist cotton after taking the pictures so that she feels at home.
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Re: What species is this queen?
It looks sort of like a male to me but we will need closer pics
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Re: What species is this queen?
I don't think that it's a male because I found it in a cholosteral chamber.
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Re: What species is this queen?
O really, wow
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Re: What species is this queen?
If this does turn out to actually be queen, I wonder if it's a new species.
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Re: What species is this queen?
Aphaenogaster sp. male. I'm guessing that was a part of his mother nest or else he was just taking shelter there.
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Re: What species is this queen?
Were there any workers in it? If so, how many? If there were a lot of workers poring out of the nest, then it was probably a male. If there were brood and a few workers or just brood it was probably a queen. If it is a queen, my best guess would be Harpagoxenus sp.averagebilly wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:18 pmI don't think that it's a male because I found it in a cholosteral chamber.
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Re: What species is this queen?
I think that once a male leaves a nest, it either mates and dies, or fails to find a mate and dies. I don't think it would dig all the way under a rock just for shelter. And if it was a male, there would be at least a few workers around it guarding it. Ants can be very territorial when it comes to their elates.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2017 9:24 pmAphaenogaster sp. male. I'm guessing that was a part of his mother nest or else he was just taking shelter there.
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Re: What species is this queen?
That’s certainly a male ant.
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Re: What species is this queen?
No, it was just the male, but another ant was trying to dig under the rock, too. So, maybe, it was mating with that queen.AntsDakota wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:37 pmWere there any workers in it? If so, how many? If there were a lot of workers poring out of the nest, then it was probably a male. If there were brood and a few workers or just brood it was probably a queen. If it is a queen, my best guess would be Harpagoxenus sp.averagebilly wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:18 pmI don't think that it's a male because I found it in a cholosteral chamber.
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