Hello New to Ant keeping, some help please.

Help with identifying the species your ants

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Duculescu
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Hello New to Ant keeping, some help please.

Post: # 37401Post Duculescu
Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:49 pm

Hello I catch 1 Queen ant and an other Winged Ant. (both of them they got inside my house at night)
I would like to identified them what species they are and also if this one is a male or a female.
This is my theory i keep them like 30 minutes together and... the small one was trying to leave so or is a small queen or a different species of male from that queen and in improvised test tube now... its calm like you see in the picture. (its like double the size difference between them)
I'm totally new in growing ants.

First the Queen ant its medium size (for me)
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Second unknown winged ant its small and looks like Ponera with a smaller head in the picture it looks bigger and the head too.
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Ps. I will get later a better camera and from my country does not have test tubes in **** stock sadly.

PTasker15
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Re: Hello New to Ant keeping, some help please.

Post: # 37407Post PTasker15
Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:29 pm

1-Brachymyrmex Patagonicus
2-Solenopsis Sp.
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

Duculescu
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Re: Hello New to Ant keeping, some help please.

Post: # 37420Post Duculescu
Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:47 pm

PTasker15 wrote:
Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:29 pm
1-Brachymyrmex Patagonicus
2-Solenopsis Sp.
So the second one is a female too right? on the picture it look very different from real life very small head and the gaster is long.
Oh yea also i'm from Europe/Romania and i live in city.
More info about the the first one is 9mm and the second 5-6mm.

PTasker15
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Re: Hello New to Ant keeping, some help please.

Post: # 37422Post PTasker15
Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:48 pm

Yes.
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

PTasker15
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Re: Hello New to Ant keeping, some help please.

Post: # 37423Post PTasker15
Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:48 pm

PTasker15 wrote:
Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:48 pm
Yes.
The Black Rover Ant(B.Patagonicus)Is A Species Almost Worldwide!
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

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Re: Hello New to Ant keeping, some help please.

Post: # 37589Post Batspiderfish
Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:09 am

The first queen is barely visible and the second one looks more like Colobopsis truncata. There are no measurements either.
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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