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Strobe moving Iridomyrmex species

Started By CoolColJ , Nov 4 2018 2:05 PM

iridomyrmex strobe

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#1 Offline CoolColJ - Posted November 4 2018 - 2:05 PM

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Tree branch nest of a strobe moving Iridomyrmex species.
I killed that roach from nearby and dropped it there

They are about 7mm in length, so just about as big as meat ants, Iiridomyrmex purpureus, but move in a Strobe ant fashion, and can also move in a typical erratic and fast Iridomyrmex fashion like the smaller species.
Been looking for their queens, which I believe are about 12mm in length, but so far no luck.
Someone I know has found a queen of these with a leg missing

Edited by CoolColJ, November 4 2018 - 3:36 PM.

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Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
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