Hi all,
I’ve managed to capture two mature ant colonies that were becoming pests in my locality of Cairns, Qld, Australia.
I’m hoping I could get an ID on both.
The first is this colony:
There is 3 queens in this colony, and the workers are polymorphic. They have Banding in their abdomen and I believe they maybe some sort of Camponotus sp. The workers range from 7mm to around 13mm for majors. Queens around 15mm. They were living in a old plastic swimming pool in my yard.
The next colony I just caught today, living under a pot plant indoors. Workers are monomorphic, around 3mm in size, queen is not much bigger. I’m thinking maybe ghost ants?
Thanks in advance
Mature ant colony ID’s
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Re: Mature ant colony ID’s
That second colony looks really cool, how do you catch colonies so efficiently?
Founding:
Nylanderia sp.
Solenopsis Invicta
Crematogaster sp. !!!
Nylanderia sp.
Solenopsis Invicta
Crematogaster sp. !!!
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Re: Mature ant colony ID’s
First spicies is I think Banded Sugar ant or Camponotus which is really common in Australia
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