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Queen and worker ID ( Penang, Malaysia ) 20/02/2015

Started By Servercheck , Feb 19 2015 9:44 PM

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#1 Offline Servercheck - Posted February 19 2015 - 9:44 PM

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Caught the first queen on 19/02/2015 at night. The second queen and worker was caught at 20/02/2015 in the morning. 

 

Queen 1 :

This queen is around 6mm long,  red head and thorax, black gaster with brown stripes.

 

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Queen 2 :

This queen is probably the best find in these two days ( excluding the Camponotus truncatus queen I failed to catch ).

It's pretty much all black, but the gaster has these white stripes/spots on them which is pretty cool. It's around 5mm.

 

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Worker :

I saw this worker climbing down the wall this morning, and I haven't seen this species around my house so I caught her. UNFORTUNATELY, once I got into the house I noticed she was like curled up and twitching... I definitely didn't hurt her when I caught her, so did she spray formic acid on herself or something? Anyway, she's pretty dead right now. I didn't get to measure her accurately, but I'm pretty sure she was around

8-10mm long.

 

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Thanks for your help guys! Tell me if you need better pictures/information. I'll try my best.

 

 

 

 

 


Edited by Servercheck, February 19 2015 - 9:45 PM.

#2 Offline Etherwulf - Posted February 19 2015 - 10:34 PM

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Queen 1 looks like Solenopsis geminata.


 

#3 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted February 19 2015 - 10:47 PM

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Queen 1 looks like Solenopsis geminata.

Really? She looks overly elongated almost for that though... Although she is definitely a Myrmicinae.


#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 20 2015 - 11:10 AM

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The first one looks like Solenopsis to me.


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#5 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted February 20 2015 - 2:48 PM

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The first one looks like a Solenopsis sp. and the second queen is maybe a Camponotus (Colobopsis) sp. and the worker I think is a Camponotus sp.


#6 Offline Alza - Posted February 20 2015 - 3:26 PM

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the worker looks like Camponotus auriventris... not sure if that's in your area though.


#7 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted February 20 2015 - 3:30 PM

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The head of the first one just does not look like Solenopsis...


#8 Offline Alza - Posted February 20 2015 - 3:38 PM

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Its not solenopsis.


#9 Offline Alza - Posted February 20 2015 - 3:41 PM

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Could the second queen be a technomyrmex ? i doubt it...


#10 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted February 20 2015 - 5:33 PM

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Could the second queen be a technomyrmex ? i doubt it...

Interesting thought...


#11 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted February 20 2015 - 5:39 PM

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I would insist considering that the first queen may be Cardiocondyla except I see no spines...


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#12 Offline Alza - Posted February 20 2015 - 6:54 PM

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Yea, I'm at a loss of ideas....what could they be ? 


#13 Offline Servercheck - Posted February 20 2015 - 10:50 PM

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Well, all I know is that the first queen is not Solenopsis geminata, though it could be another species of Solenopsis... No idea about the second queen. The worker I'm guessing is Camponotus, but I doubt we can ever determine the species...


#14 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted February 21 2015 - 12:17 PM

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The second queen's head shape looks like a Colobopsis sp.


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