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Melb. Australia 4/3/20

Started By gemPietra , Mar 3 2020 11:31 PM
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#1 Offline gemPietra - Posted March 3 2020 - 11:31 PM

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Hi all!

Went out looking for a Rhytidoponera metallica nest today and instead found this little guy.

Found in Melbourne General Cemetery, pretty sure she's not a queen but only found one other that looked like her which I thought was odd. Tried figuring it out what she is by myself but nothing looked right. 

Plan to take her back tomorrow, unless of course she is a queen.

Tried to get the best pictures I could.

Thanks in advance!!

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#2 Offline Martialis - Posted March 4 2020 - 3:39 AM

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Fairly sure this is some sort of Camponotus.
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#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted March 4 2020 - 11:18 AM

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Camponotus sp.
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#4 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted March 4 2020 - 11:46 AM

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Dark form Camponotus consobrinus.


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#5 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 4 2020 - 11:49 AM

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Dark form Camponotus consobrinus.

I agree with Ferox.


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#6 Offline Martialis - Posted March 4 2020 - 1:50 PM

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These photos aren’t good enough for species identification.
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#7 Offline ForestDragon - Posted March 4 2020 - 3:16 PM

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camponotus consobrinus yeah. 


#8 Offline Mdrogun - Posted March 4 2020 - 8:39 PM

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There are well over 150 species of Camponotus spp. believed to be present in Australia. I don't see how these pictures are good enough to confidently say that this is Camponotus consobrinus.

 

 


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#9 Offline gemPietra - Posted March 5 2020 - 9:15 PM

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Thank you all! I understand that it's very difficult to determine species without getting under a microscope but I appreciate all the help. Dark form of Camponotus consobrinus does look very similar though, and I'm happy if that's the closest I'll get. :)
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