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Pheidole?

Started By Antcatcherpro3 , May 23 2021 10:20 AM

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#21 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted May 23 2021 - 2:04 PM

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Well it's not Pilifera so there could be only one other species that I could've possibily caught.

May I ask how you came to that conclusion?

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#22 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted May 23 2021 - 2:40 PM

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Well the only species of pheidole that is verified to be in MA is P. pilifera, and this isn't P. pilifera so It has to be the species that is one state away. Ants don't know state borders.

#23 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 23 2021 - 3:11 PM

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I think Kael is asking how you ruled out pilifera?

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#24 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted May 23 2021 - 3:19 PM

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I think Kael is asking how you ruled out pilifera?

Yep.

#25 Offline Chickalo - Posted May 23 2021 - 3:28 PM

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What are you using to attempt to take those pictures? Most people have a phone better than mine, a Samsung S5, and even without a macro lens I can get(no offense) considerably better photos. For taking a photo with your phone, position a flashlight at a 45 degree angle to the tube, and take the photo from a 90 degree angle, holding the phone about 3 inches away. Do not use flash.

I have an iPhone5. Haha

iPhone SE passed down from my mom to my sister to me, my phone is almost out of space filled with ants and my old dog

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#26 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted May 23 2021 - 4:02 PM

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Oh, It's not pilifera because they are the wrong shape-it will be hard to explain this but their shape is different. This looks exactly like P. bicarinata.