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Posted November 30 2018 - 10:45 PM
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Hello everyone. I just wanted a quick confirmation on whether or not these ants I found this morning were in fact Pheidole obscurithorax. They were found in central Florida carrying the remains of a stink bug. It was hilarious the way they grabbed onto it from every angle and tumbled and rolled it back to their nest, with each ant taking over again briefly as their legs touched down for a moment. They were super cool to watch. Thanks for any help!
Current Colonies:
Camponotus festinatus, Camponotus sansabaenus, Camponotus sayi, Camponotus texanus, Camponotus vicinus, Leptogenys elongata, Monomorium minimum, Pachycondyla harpax, Pheidole dentata, Pheidole floridana,
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Posted December 1 2018 - 7:58 AM
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I would say these are Pheidole obscurithorax. The majors have a single, hooked tooth in front of the main one, and the proper head shape, coloration, and hair length, arrangement and orientation.
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Camponotus chromaiodes, Camponotus nearcticus, Stigmatomma pallipes, Strumigenys brevisetosa, Strumigenys clypeata, Strumigenys louisianae, Strumigenys membranifera, Strumigenys reflexa, Strumigenys rostrata
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Posted December 1 2018 - 9:18 PM
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Thank you very much! I'm relatively new to anting and saw them a while back at a nearby park. I assumed them to be megacephala based on the giant heads on the majors but wasn't aware of the relative sizes of some of the species of Pheidole or paying as much attention to the minors but I'm starting to figure some things out. Thanks again!
Current Colonies:
Camponotus festinatus, Camponotus sansabaenus, Camponotus sayi, Camponotus texanus, Camponotus vicinus, Leptogenys elongata, Monomorium minimum, Pachycondyla harpax, Pheidole dentata, Pheidole floridana,
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