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First things first.Is it an ant? 1,5 mm Greece,Athens 2nd of October

Started By alex-barty , Oct 2 2020 5:03 AM

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#1 Offline alex-barty - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:03 AM

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I found this little guy today at the beach.It was on my waterbottle or else i wouldn't have seen him.With the bare eye you can't really be sure its an ant.After I took the photos,it looks even more like an ant.Under the sun its colour looks red and it measures 1,5 mm roughly(lines on the ruler are mm)Do you know what it it or even better the species.I wouldn't think its a queen though.Thanks:)

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#2 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:06 AM

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Yup that's an ant for sure.Most likely not a queen and i'm pretty sure its not but I've never seen that species before so someone with better iding skills can help more.


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#3 Offline 123LordOfAnts123 - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:14 AM

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Cephalonomia gallicola, a parasitoid wasp. The females are wingless.
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#4 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:21 AM

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Huh you learn something new everyday, that honestly looks like it would be a brachymyrmex worker or something.


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#5 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:27 AM

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Cephalonomia gallicola, a parasitoid wasp. The females are wingless.

would never have guessed that.


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#6 Offline alex-barty - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:30 AM

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Thanks guys:)

#7 Offline AleeGuy - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:42 AM

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What about this lol

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#8 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:43 AM

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That actually a wasp to i can tell they are in my yard.


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#9 Offline alex-barty - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:44 AM

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What about this lol


Its anatomy looks spot on with the one I just set free

#10 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 2 2020 - 5:46 AM

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unless its long butt nylanderia


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#11 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted October 2 2020 - 6:59 AM

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Cephalonomia gallicola, a parasitoid wasp. The females are wingless.

would never have guessed that.

 

Yeah, I would've said a Brachymyrmex worker.


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#12 Offline Manitobant - Posted October 2 2020 - 9:54 AM

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Those are both wasps
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#13 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 2 2020 - 10:46 AM

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Cephalonomia gallicola, a parasitoid wasp. The females are wingless.

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#14 Offline AleeGuy - Posted October 2 2020 - 12:12 PM

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Its sclerodermus domesticus and it is a wasp
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