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Need ID - Indonesia

Started By Richard , Sep 4 2020 7:59 AM

Best Answer Aaron567 , September 4 2020 - 10:26 AM

Some kind of Camponotus maculatus-complex species. There are a lot of them in southeast Asia.

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#1 Offline Richard - Posted September 4 2020 - 7:59 AM

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Is this Camponotus variegatus?

 

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#2 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 4 2020 - 8:18 AM

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Not at all. Can you describe where you got them?

#3 Offline Richard - Posted September 4 2020 - 8:20 AM

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Not at all. Can you describe where you got them?

My bad. Bali, Indonesia.


#4 Offline Martialis - Posted September 4 2020 - 8:41 AM

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Length?

Certainly a Camponotus species.
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#5 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 4 2020 - 8:48 AM

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Yes definitely Camponotus, but I am not familiar with species from Indonesia.

#6 Offline Richard - Posted September 4 2020 - 8:57 AM

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For queen, now it's 12-13mm, it was almost 15 back then when her gaster was bloated. Workers 6-7mm.


#7 Offline Aaron567 - Posted September 4 2020 - 10:26 AM   Best Answer

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Some kind of Camponotus maculatus-complex species. There are a lot of them in southeast Asia.


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#8 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 4 2020 - 10:29 AM

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Some kind of Camponotus maculatus-complex species. There are a lot of them in southeast Asia.

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#9 Offline Richard - Posted September 4 2020 - 10:14 PM

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It's kinda weird. Color difference between the queen and workers. And i look them up, they have majors too. That's cool!


#10 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 5 2020 - 8:53 AM

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It's kinda weird. Color difference between the queen and workers. And i look them up, they have majors too. That's cool!

All camponotus do iirc. Except for maybe a few obscure specialists I havent heard about yet.


#11 Offline Richard - Posted September 6 2020 - 7:59 AM

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Thanks for the ID guys. Much appreciated!


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