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June 9 2021 - Jacksonville FL fungal farmer?

Started By RelientUKDr , Jun 9 2021 4:19 AM

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#1 Offline RelientUKDr - Posted June 9 2021 - 4:19 AM

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Hi all!  I'm not sure if this is a drone or a queen, but it looks very fungal farmer-ish to me.  Any ideas?

 

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Jacksonville, FL
2. Date of collection: June 9
3. Habitat of collection: near recently cleared wooded area
4. Length (from head to gaster): 3-4 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: very rough texture all over, orange feet, black wings
6. Distinguishing characteristics: mesosomal spines, petiole and post petiole, bumps (tubercles?) on back and head
7. Distinguishing behavior: very erratic and fast moving
 

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#2 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 9 2021 - 4:20 AM

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Male. It's a fungus farmer indeed

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted June 9 2021 - 9:52 AM

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Cyphomyrmex rimosus male.
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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/

#4 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 9 2021 - 10:07 AM

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Yeah, agreed with the above, Cyphomyrmex rimosus male. The queens look very similar but have shorter antennae and a slightly stockier body.


#5 Offline RelientUKDr - Posted June 9 2021 - 10:49 AM

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Yeah, agreed with the above, Cyphomyrmex rimosus male. The queens look very similar but have shorter antennae and a slightly stockier body.

 

 

Cyphomyrmex rimosus male.

Awesome!  Thanks!


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