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Greece,Sparta multiple queens found between 14th and 19th of June

Started By alex-barty , Jun 20 2021 4:20 AM

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#1 Offline alex-barty - Posted June 20 2021 - 4:20 AM

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Hello guys,from yet another part of Greece.Will post multiple queens as replies in this thread.All of them were found in the same area.Large flatland with lots of leaf litter and tall eucalyptus trees.The first queen I will post is probably a Cataglyphis sp.I do not know if she is fully claustral though.Found on the ground with a male alate attached to her.Sorry for no measurement medium.This queen is probably a bit less than a cm long.

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#2 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 20 2021 - 4:24 AM

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Cataglyphis cf. nodus
Btw cataglyphis are semi claustral

Edited by ANTS_KL, June 20 2021 - 4:25 AM.

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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus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 alex-barty - Posted June 20 2021 - 4:25 AM

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This little beaut was found late in the evening.I found her while she was shedding wings,I waited for her to finish and then I caught her.She is about 0.5 cm and red.

Cataglyphis cf. nodus
Btw cataglyphis are semi claustral

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#4 Offline alex-barty - Posted June 20 2021 - 4:28 AM

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Pretty sure this is camponotus sp..Found three of them after a big rainstorm.Bulky af totally black and about 1.3 cm.Found near eucalyptus trees

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#5 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 20 2021 - 4:29 AM

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2nd is Pheidole sp. Last is a Camponotus. And yes, Cataglyphis are semi claustral

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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.

#6 Offline alex-barty - Posted June 20 2021 - 4:32 AM

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Probably lasius?She laid eggs after two days in the tube.Found early evening near soil and orange trees between a lot of cramatogaster workers.about 0.7 cm

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#7 Offline SYUTEO - Posted June 20 2021 - 4:39 AM

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Yes, it is Lasius. Most likely L niger or L neglectus.


Edited by SYUTEO, June 20 2021 - 4:42 AM.

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#8 Offline alex-barty - Posted June 20 2021 - 4:48 AM

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I thank all of you guys for your fast responses,and thank you for checking out this thread.Currently out of test tubes.Today I'm out of the army camp and I'll try to find some although its Sunday..Will stay in Sparta for three more weeks so hopefully i'll have more queens to post.
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