Ant Species ID

Help with identifying the species your ants

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MaxFernandes
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Ant Species ID

Post: # 49352Post MaxFernandes
Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:57 am

Hi everyone (PS: i hope this is the right spot to post this, Not sure i'm new)

I have been keeping ants for a while now and have always had my heart set on having a myrmecia colony. So i was doing some research on the genus and what species their are and i stumbled across this photo of a BLUE bull ant, the photo was only listed with the genus which of course was myrmecia but i was wondering if anyone could id it? and also maybe where i could find them.

Thank you!

MaxFernandes
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Re: Ant Species ID

Post: # 49357Post MaxFernandes
Tue Sep 04, 2018 4:17 am

the photo was to big so heres a link to the photo

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-bulldog-ant-genus-myrmecia-or-bullant-or-bull-ant-new-south-wales-19534013.html

Alexander
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Re: Ant Species ID

Post: # 49369Post Alexander
Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:13 am

Im no expert but that seems like myrmecia pilosula, one of the smaler myrmecia sp!
If you are interested in them jordan dean over at AntsAustralia has a colony of that same sp
Keeper of:
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa

MaxFernandes
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Re: Ant Species ID

Post: # 50094Post MaxFernandes
Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:53 am

thankyou so much

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