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Favorite Ant Subfamily - Poll

Started By Antennal_Scrobe , Nov 13 2019 3:22 PM
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Poll: Favorite Ant Subfamily (27 member(s) have cast votes)

What is your favorite ant subfamily?

  1. Agoecomyrmecinae (1 votes [3.70%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

  2. Amblyoponinae (1 votes [3.70%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

  3. Aneuretinae (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. Apomyrminae (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. Dolichoderinae (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. Dorylinae (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  7. Ectatomminae (1 votes [3.70%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

  8. Formicinae (10 votes [37.04%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 37.04%

  9. Heteroponerinae (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  10. Leptanillinae (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  11. Martialinae (1 votes [3.70%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

  12. Myrmeciinae (3 votes [11.11%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 11.11%

  13. Myrmicinae (7 votes [25.93%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 25.93%

  14. Paraponerinae (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  15. Ponerinae (2 votes [7.41%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 7.41%

  16. Proceratiinae (1 votes [3.70%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

  17. Pseudomyrmecinae (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted November 13 2019 - 3:22 PM

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What is your favorite subfamily of ants? 


Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, November 13 2019 - 3:23 PM.

Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 13 2019 - 6:09 PM

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I made a post about this a while ago, but did not know how to make a poll. How ignorant of me.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#3 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted November 13 2019 - 7:36 PM

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I'm surprised no one has picked Myrmeciinae yet.


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#4 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted November 24 2019 - 2:05 PM

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I'm quite surprised that the formicines are more popular than the myrmicines. I expected the hierarchy to be something like this: myrmicinae>formicinae>ponerinae>dorylinae>myrmeciinae>amblyoponinae.


Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, November 30 2019 - 3:47 PM.

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Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#5 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 24 2019 - 5:58 PM

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me with my single agoecomyrmecinae vote


how can you all resist armadillo ants, just how


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#6 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted November 24 2019 - 7:49 PM

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me with my single agoecomyrmecinae vote


how can you all resist armadillo ants, just how

In that case, which is better, Tatuidris or Ankylomyrma?


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#7 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 25 2019 - 11:20 AM

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me with my single agoecomyrmecinae vote


how can you all resist armadillo ants, just how

In that case, which is better, Tatuidris or Ankylomyrma?

 

tatuidris for sure. so clumsy, how do they even hunt food


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#8 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted November 25 2019 - 12:51 PM

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Apparently they would not eat anything provided to them. Must be something really specific.


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#9 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted November 25 2019 - 12:52 PM

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AnthonyP163 likes proceratiines? Good choice, those are some cool ants. 


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Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#10 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 25 2019 - 2:22 PM

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how does amblyoponinae, pseudomyrmecinae, and leptanillinae have no votes


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#11 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted November 25 2019 - 2:58 PM

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I'm really more surprised about dorylinae.


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#12 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 25 2019 - 4:54 PM

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eh, makes sense to me. cool ants but impossible to get any joy out of


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#13 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted November 27 2019 - 10:14 AM

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Maybe people were influenced by their current colonies, which for most would be or include either Formicinae or Myrmecinae.


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#14 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted November 27 2019 - 10:59 AM

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I'm pretty sure myrmicinae is objectively the best subfamily. There's just so much diversity. I do still like ectatomminae better though.


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#15 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 27 2019 - 12:44 PM

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but armadillos


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#16 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 27 2019 - 2:59 PM

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Ahem! Myrmecia is still the best in my opinion. They are gigantic, and many have incredible coloration, and can jump!
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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#17 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted November 28 2019 - 10:11 AM

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Between Gnamptogenys menadensis, G. concinna, and Rhytidoponera metallica, I don't know how you couldn't like ectatommines the best!


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#18 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 28 2019 - 11:44 AM

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ectatomminae are great, love the textured humped surfaces. But I can't resist armadillos


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#19 Offline Manitobant - Posted November 28 2019 - 12:48 PM

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I'm surprised nobody else picked ponerinae. This is the subfamily that has some of the most interesting ants such as odontomachus and diacamma

Edited by Manitobant, November 28 2019 - 12:49 PM.

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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/

#20 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted November 28 2019 - 6:57 PM

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Maybe people were influenced by their current colonies, which for most would be or include either Formicinae or Myrmecinae.

Myself included.


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

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