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Tetramorium Majors?

Started By Kaelwizard , Jun 9 2019 7:59 AM

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#1 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 9 2019 - 7:59 AM

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Just found a huge Tetramorium colony with really small workers and quite big ones. Do they have majors?

#2 Offline Canadian anter - Posted June 9 2019 - 8:15 AM

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#3 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 9 2019 - 9:05 AM

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Just polymorphic? Some of them have red thoraxes and some don’t too.

#4 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted June 9 2019 - 9:17 AM

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This doesn't show polymorphism, Tetramorium can sometimes have smaller workers because of things like underfeeding. It's been theorized by some that they feed worker larvae less during the season which alate larvae are present.


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#5 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 9 2019 - 3:57 PM

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Oh. Ok. I saw some huge larvae in a different colony too.

#6 Offline Manitobant - Posted June 9 2019 - 4:42 PM

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Could be pheidole. they're native but rare.
My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#7 Offline dermy - Posted June 9 2019 - 8:00 PM

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As far as the colouring goes, it could just be age. Ants that are young (callow ants) aren't as dark in colour as older workers.


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