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Started By antboyidaho , May 19 2021 10:24 AM

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#1 Offline antboyidaho - Posted May 19 2021 - 10:24 AM

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Anyone know some good helpful ant identification websites of sources?


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One Formica Podzolica queen in a test tube setup.

#2 Offline Barristan - Posted May 19 2021 - 10:33 AM

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Antwiki has a nice overview. For US check out their US species identification keys


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#3 Offline antboyidaho - Posted May 19 2021 - 11:24 AM

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ok thanks!


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One Formica Podzolica queen in a test tube setup.

#4 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 19 2021 - 11:40 AM

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Antweb is also good, albiet harder to navigate for a beginner.
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/

#5 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted May 19 2021 - 11:56 AM

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As already mentioned, antwiki is useful for looking up info on species, as well as keys. Antmaps.org is good for checking the distribution of species and what species occur in your area. The only downside is that it only accounts for native species. Antweb.org is harder to learn to navigate, but my preferred source. It allows you to compare specimens and check what species occur in an area.


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#6 Offline antboyidaho - Posted May 19 2021 - 12:36 PM

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Who is in charge of naming and classifying ants?


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One Formica Podzolica queen in a test tube setup.

#7 Offline antboyidaho - Posted May 19 2021 - 12:39 PM

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Antwiki has a nice overview. For US check out their US species identification keys

I looked on the US species identification keys and there seemed to be no Camponotus sp. key


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One Formica Podzolica queen in a test tube setup.

#8 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 19 2021 - 4:59 PM

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https://www.formicul...of-handy-links/

 

Check the Keys and Identification section.


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