Posible Ant queen ID
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Posible Ant queen ID
So i recently requested id for a posible ant queen i mean i saw wing scars and everything on her but she's tiny (about 0.8mm) Caught her in Querétaro, Mexico that is located near the center of the country. Took some more pictures Also that's a temporary setup she will be just a few hours in
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Re: Posible Ant queen ID
That looks a lot like the solenopsis queen I have.
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Re: Posible Ant queen ID
This does look a lot like Solenopsis Queen, however, I cannot ID this for sure .8 mm seems a bit small for the fire ant species. Please check to make sure this measurement is right.
As always, wishing you well on your exciting ant adventure, Ants the Lowcountry.
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Re: Posible Ant queen ID
Id be willing to bet she's 0.8 cm not mm as stated above, making her about 8mm in length. Proper size for a solenopsis queen.
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Re: Posible Ant queen ID
Holy... i stated 0.8 mm wow i'm a dumbass yeah 8mm sorry. My bad hehStormDancer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:17 pmId be willing to bet she's 0.8 cm not mm as stated above, making her about 8mm in length. Proper size for a solenopsis queen.
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Re: Posible Ant queen ID
I do not know if Solenopsis Queens can sting however I would caution you to be extremely careful both when founding this colony and transferring the queen into a setup.
As always, wishing you well on your exciting ant adventure, Ants the Lowcountry.
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Re: Posible Ant queen ID
Yeah 8mm... huge mistake stating .8mm lolantsofthelowcountry wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:14 pmThis does look a lot like Solenopsis Queen, however, I cannot ID this for sure .8 mm seems a bit small for the fire ant species. Please check to make sure this measurement is right.
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Ok thanks for the info. I'm very very aware of this ants sting so i will try to keep that in mind and will transfer her to a test tube asap.antsofthelowcountry wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:23 pmI do not know if Solenopsis Queens can sting however I would caution you to be extremely careful both when founding this colony and transferring the queen into a setup.
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Re: Posible Ant queen ID
It looks like a parasitic Formica queen. She will need a few Formica pupae and/or some Formica workers, of a non-parasitic species.EchoMeter4 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:17 pmSo i recently requested id for a posible ant queen i mean i saw wing scars and everything on her but she's tiny (about 0.8mm) Caught her in Querétaro, Mexico that is located near the center of the country. Took some more pictures Also that's a temporary setup she will be just a few hours in
"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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Re: Posible Ant queen ID
Are you sure she is? Because if she is and treat her as a Solenopsis she won't be able to grow a colony but if i try to do the parasitic process and she really isn't i could hurt her and/or die :SIt looks like a parasitic Formica queen. She will need a few Formica pupae and/or some Formica workers, of a non-parasitic species.
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