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Sydney, NSW, Australia - 24/May/2021

Started By Random_User_8 , May 23 2021 11:11 PM

Best Answer NickAnter , May 24 2021 - 5:41 AM

This is a Polyrhachis species, something similar to Polyrhachis femorata, if it is not that species.

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#1 Offline Random_User_8 - Posted May 23 2021 - 11:11 PM

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1. Location of collection - Found walking along the top of my fence

2. Date of collection - 24/May
3. Habitat of collection - Suburbia
4. Length - 11mm long roughly
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture, Black to Redish-orange, with Orange legs moving to black.

Found in the yard, 18c and 80% humidity, cloudy with very light showers a few times today. I was working outside all day today and only saw this ant, so not too sure if she is mated. (if it is a queen)

The pictures i took before putting her away are a but more blurry then i was expecting, so if you need clearer pictures please let me know.

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#2 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted May 24 2021 - 4:06 AM

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If you could get a less blurry top view and side view it would be greatly appreciated, but I'm thinking some sort of Camponotus species. However, I am probably wrong as I am not knowledgeable on Australian species.

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#3 Offline Random_User_8 - Posted May 24 2021 - 4:20 AM

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Here are some clearer pictures. Thanks!

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#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted May 24 2021 - 5:35 AM

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Looks like Camponotus.

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#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 24 2021 - 5:41 AM Best Answer

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This is a Polyrhachis species, something similar to Polyrhachis femorata, if it is not that species.

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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).

#6 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted May 24 2021 - 5:42 AM

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This is a Polyrhachis species, something similar to Polyrhachis femorata, if it is not that species.

See? I'm terrible with ants from other countries.

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#7 Offline Chickalo - Posted May 24 2021 - 6:57 AM

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This is a Polyrhachis species, something similar to Polyrhachis femorata, if it is not that species.

See? I'm terrible with ants from other countries.

No you're probably just bad at species from Australia :lol: , Aussie animals are wack (no offense to any Australians reading this), after all Australia even holds the worlds most primitive ant species that's not extinct.