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Indonesia, Central Java, Semarang 29/06/2021

Started By StevenAG , Jun 28 2021 11:11 AM

Best Answer Manitobant , June 28 2021 - 11:19 AM

monomorium ergatoid (wingless) queen. Go back and collect the workers. She will not survive on her own. Go to the full post


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#1 Offline StevenAG - Posted June 28 2021 - 11:11 AM

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1. Indonesia, Central Java, Semarang, In my backyard.

2. 29/06/2021 01:03 WIB, 7+UTC

3. in my garage under a ceramic.
4. 3-4mm

5. red head & thorax, black abdomen
6. long antenna
7. abdomen is bigger than other worker
8. under a ceramic title, lots of eggs, only one queen.

9. i don't know.

 

i actually don't know if this is a queen ant or not.

 

edit 1 : added the picture

edit 2 : change 30-40mm to 3-4mm

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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 28 2021 - 11:12 AM

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Pics?


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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). 

#3 Offline StevenAG - Posted June 28 2021 - 11:16 AM

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Pics?

i'm sorry i forgot. uploaded.


#4 Offline Manitobant - Posted June 28 2021 - 11:19 AM   Best Answer

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monomorium ergatoid (wingless) queen. Go back and collect the workers. She will not survive on her own.

Edited by Manitobant, June 28 2021 - 11:20 AM.

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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/

#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 28 2021 - 11:21 AM

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30-40mm???

that's a bit odd...

I do agree with the ID though.


Edited by NickAnter, June 28 2021 - 11:21 AM.

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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 Manitobant - Posted June 28 2021 - 11:22 AM

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I've seen something exactly like this here: https://termitesanda...roanis.html?m=1

(Pics near bottom of page)
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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/

#7 Offline StevenAG - Posted June 28 2021 - 12:47 PM

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monomorium ergatoid (wingless) queen. Go back and collect the workers. She will not survive on her own.

thankyouu all for your help!


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#8 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 28 2021 - 10:52 PM

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This is like everyone said, an ergatoid. She is probably M. pharaonis (idk how to spell) as I've gotten ergatoid queens of this sp before.

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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.

#9 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 29 2021 - 6:31 AM

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30-40mm???

that's a bit odd...

I do agree with the ID though.

Probably meant 3-4 lol.


#10 Offline StevenAG - Posted July 2 2021 - 9:34 AM

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30-40mm???

that's a bit odd...

I do agree with the ID though.

Probably meant 3-4 lol.

 

YESS I MEANT 3-4mm sorry. editited


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#11 Offline StevenAG - Posted July 2 2021 - 9:37 AM

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This is like everyone said, an ergatoid. She is probably M. pharaonis (idk how to spell) as I've gotten ergatoid queens of this sp before.

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so i'm new to ant keeping, any tips for keeping ergatoid queens? i googled it and nothing comes out. So, what is the diffrent beetwen keeping an ergatoid quens and a normal queens? sorry for the late response.


#12 Offline StevenAG - Posted July 2 2021 - 9:42 AM

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monomorium ergatoid (wingless) queen. Go back and collect the workers. She will not survive on her own.

hmmm actually when i came back to the colony, all of the worker already left :(( so right now i the ergatoid quenss is all alone, and haven't lay a single egg in the test tube. I have given her some honey.


#13 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted July 2 2021 - 8:36 PM

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monomorium ergatoid (wingless) queen. Go back and collect the workers. She will not survive on her own.

hmmm actually when i came back to the colony, all of the worker already left :(( so right now i the ergatoid quenss is all alone, and haven't lay a single egg in the test tube. I have given her some honey.
Can't survive without workers

Sent from my CPH2201 using Tapatalk
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.
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