What is this... long queen?

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98001Post antperson24
Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:22 am

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:26 am
SYUTEO wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 2:51 am
i think it's Technomyrmex.
i have quite literally never heard of it
Me either! :lol:
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98002Post SYUTEO
Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:25 pm

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:26 am
SYUTEO wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 2:51 am
i think it's Technomyrmex.
i have quite literally never heard of it
Have you heard of an ant called the white footed ant? That species is Technomyrmex albipes and they are highly invasive, they look quite similar to black crazy ants and so you may not know about them since they look almost identical to you. They are native to Southeast Asia and have spread to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and lots of islands. Some of you may not have heard of them probably because they never spread to North America.

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98003Post AntsAntsAnts
Mon Feb 13, 2023 11:18 pm

SYUTEO wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:25 pm
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:26 am
SYUTEO wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 2:51 am
i think it's Technomyrmex.
i have quite literally never heard of it
Have you heard of an ant called the white footed ant? That species is Technomyrmex albipes and they are highly invasive, they look quite similar to black crazy ants and so you may not know about them since they look almost identical to you. They are native to Southeast Asia and have spread to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and lots of islands. Some of you may not have heard of them probably because they never spread to North America.
nope that species is not long enough. her whole head is elongated... i think maybe colobopsis but not too sure
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98006Post SYUTEO
Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:57 am

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 11:18 pm
SYUTEO wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:25 pm
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:26 am


i have quite literally never heard of it
Have you heard of an ant called the white footed ant? That species is Technomyrmex albipes and they are highly invasive, they look quite similar to black crazy ants and so you may not know about them since they look almost identical to you. They are native to Southeast Asia and have spread to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and lots of islands. Some of you may not have heard of them probably because they never spread to North America.
nope that species is not long enough. her whole head is elongated... i think maybe colobopsis but not too sure
Does she look like Linepithema humile?

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98016Post Antsantsantsaltacc
Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:27 am

SYUTEO wrote:
Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:57 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 11:18 pm
SYUTEO wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:25 pm

Have you heard of an ant called the white footed ant? That species is Technomyrmex albipes and they are highly invasive, they look quite similar to black crazy ants and so you may not know about them since they look almost identical to you. They are native to Southeast Asia and have spread to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and lots of islands. Some of you may not have heard of them probably because they never spread to North America.
nope that species is not long enough. her whole head is elongated... i think maybe colobopsis but not too sure
Does she look like Linepithema humile?
Now thats a bit too long. Her body is long evenly through each section. Argentine ant queens have long abdomens

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98017Post Antsantsantsaltacc
Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:28 am

SYUTEO wrote:
Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:57 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 11:18 pm
SYUTEO wrote:
Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:25 pm

Have you heard of an ant called the white footed ant? That species is Technomyrmex albipes and they are highly invasive, they look quite similar to black crazy ants and so you may not know about them since they look almost identical to you. They are native to Southeast Asia and have spread to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and lots of islands. Some of you may not have heard of them probably because they never spread to North America.
nope that species is not long enough. her whole head is elongated... i think maybe colobopsis but not too sure
Does she look like Linepithema humile?
I guess ill wait for workers for easier identification

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98062Post OGGKING1
Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:14 pm

I’ve caught one of these before too not quite sure what species it was
ant colonies owned

myrmecia pilosula
monomorium sp
iridomyrmex bicknelli
Nylanderia sp
Myrmecia simillima
Pheidole sp
Melophorus sp x3(for sale)
Myrmecia fulvipes (for sale)

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98065Post AntsAntsAnts
Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:44 am

Workers arrived. Might be able to identify.

https://imgur.com/a/vumFQfx
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98069Post SYUTEO
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:55 am

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:44 am
Workers arrived. Might be able to identify.

https://imgur.com/a/vumFQfx
Maybe Iridomyrmex bicknellii

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Re: What is this... long queen?

Post: # 98073Post AntsAntsAnts
Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:02 pm

SYUTEO wrote:
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:55 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:44 am
Workers arrived. Might be able to identify.

https://imgur.com/a/vumFQfx
Maybe Iridomyrmex bicknellii
that's what i thought... but her head and body are reddish
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

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