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#1 Offline LIFEsize - Posted April 29 2019 - 3:23 PM

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Please help me id this ant. It is as small as a tetramorium worker, and I found it in my pool. It’s been trying to remove it’s wings as well.

https://imgur.com/gallery/CwEcrmn

#2 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted April 29 2019 - 3:58 PM

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Sorry, but that's not a queen at all, it's actually a male ant in the genus Nylanderia. I actually made that mistake a few days ago. Good luck in finding a queen though!


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#3 Offline LIFEsize - Posted April 29 2019 - 4:34 PM

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I recently had a brachymyrmex nuptial flight, positive it couldn’t be a male from that kind? I noticed some people confusing nylan with brachy.

#4 Offline AntsBC - Posted April 29 2019 - 4:38 PM

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Na man, it's either Nylanderia faisonensis or Nylanderia parvula. A photo of the male's 9th sternite would be all I need to give you the exact species.

 

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#5 Offline LIFEsize - Posted April 30 2019 - 10:27 AM

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I need another ID for the queens I thought to be brachymyrmex. I have a couple photos here, I think they're the nylanderia mentioned above.



#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 30 2019 - 10:52 AM

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Please try to embed your photos. :D
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#7 Offline AntsBC - Posted April 30 2019 - 10:55 AM

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The queen is Nylanderia faisonensis.


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#8 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 30 2019 - 10:58 AM

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I am never able to identify Nylanderia to the species level! How do you do it? Are they any good to keep? I never tried.

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