Help identifying huge Brazilian ant. Queen?

[vmorelli]

Hey guys,

I am currently back home in Brazil and after a really strong tropical rain, I managed to save a really big ant from drowning in a pool.

Because of its large abdomen, I think it is a queen. I would love to start a colony here in Brazil as well and give it to my mother to take care of. But I have no idea about ant species at all, so I'm asking you guys for help!

She has +-2cm and I'm located in Paraná state (south Brazil).

Here the picture:
https://gifyu.com/image/3zCJ



Please also tell me if it's really a queen.

Hope I didn't save her too late and she doesn't die

Thanks a lot!

[pconsorte]

https://www.antweb.org/adm1.do?name=Paran%C3%A1&country=Brazil

maybe u can find some here till someone reply.

[vmorelli]

Thanks pconsorte!

And what do you think, is she a queen?

From what I could see, it seems like she has a wing scar but I'm not so sure...

Today I managed to find A LOT of queens after the strong rain, but all from other much smaller species...

Thanks again, I'll have a look at the link you sent!

[pconsorte]

im really new to ants. my beach is stingerless bees, its look like
Paraponera clavata Formiga -cabo verde
I dont know if is a queen. but soon someone may help us.

[vmorelli]

Thanks again!

Sadly I just checked on her and she was dead

Maybe she took too much damage at the pool, with high concentration of chemicals...

But thanks anyway for all the help! I'll look on the same spot, maybe I manage to catch another one.

Paraponera clavata is known here as a subspecies from the bullet ant and by the description It looked like one of this species.

Thanks again!

[AntLove]

Thanks again!

Sadly I just checked on her and she was dead

Maybe she took too much damage at the pool, with high concentration of chemicals...

But thanks anyway for all the help! I'll look on the same spot, maybe I manage to catch another one.

Paraponera clavata is known here as a subspecies from the bullet ant and by the description It looked like one of this species.

Thanks again!

Hi!
I am not sure but i don't think that was paraponera clavata, for the first P.Clavata is about 3,5 cm long and for the second it doesn't look exactly like that Look at this pic.https://www.google.com/search?q=paraponera+clavata&safe=active&rlz=1CACLSF_enSE813SE813&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiv7pGJpLzhAhWhwqYKHYZbAGIQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=697#imgrc=2-UrR1AOzJltNM:

Im sorry. But you may be right.

Ps: I didn't take that pic