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Dolichoderus clarki ant trail

Started By CoolColJ , Jan 15 2020 10:53 PM
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#1 Offline CoolColJ - Posted January 15 2020 - 10:53 PM

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Came across a big Dolichoderus clarki ant trail. Quite big ants at around 1cm in length.
Big colony for the size of ant, so they must grow pretty damn fast!

Wingless queens though.... so will be hard to find one...

https://www.instagra.../p/B7XvYFhHKuT/

Edited by CoolColJ, January 15 2020 - 10:55 PM.

Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/

Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted January 16 2020 - 9:57 AM

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I don't think they grow that fast, they're just highly polygynous like other dolichoderus
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/

#3 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 16 2020 - 2:57 PM

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Look for slightly larger workers. Ones with enlarged but not stretched abdomens are probably queens.


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