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[GreekAnts]

Today I found 3 nests of the same ant species, now the details, they have pointy gasters and they are indeed aggresive, they bite (hard) but they don't sting (thank goodness), I tried to take apart a piece of wood and hundreds of them swarm the area and started climb on me and bite me,also alates started exit the nest and tried to reach high spots on the broken tree but the workers forced them back into the nest (it was not good time for their flight I guess),then I placed the piece of wood that I took apart in its place and let them be, I then found another nest and decided to take a worker for id, I placed the worker in the testube and called it a day and went back home, but I found out that it got stack in the cotton somehow and it died (poor thing) its gaster was kinda damaged and its antennas too, anyway I hope you can id it, sorry for the bad photos..

Location: Athens,Greece
Time/date: Today
habitat: hill/forest kinda dry and hot (27-30c)





and photos from the nest:





Ps: forgot to mention that their body looks kinda red and their head and gaster black or dark brown, and this time is 100% ant..  
Really thanks for any help!!! 

Edited by GreekAnts, July 25 2021 - 11:53 AM.

[Manitobant]

Crematogaster species of some kind.

[GreekAnts]

Crematogaster species of some kind.e

Thanks for the answer, I just found another, somehow it climbed on me and entered my backpack, I found it on the floor next to my backpack carrying something,unfortunately, because its nest is far away and I can't go back there tomorrow or even the next day, I have to freeze it, at least I can put it on the microscope and take some pics for the id. I will post the photos soon.

[GreekAnts]

Here some better photos:

[GreekAnts]

Do you guys think is this https://species.wiki...gaster_mormonum ?

[Antkeeper01]

could it be Crematogaster scutellaris?

[Manitobant]

could it be Crematogaster scutellaris?

no. Scutellaris have a bright red head and black body, which this worker lacks as it is a uniform brown color.

[GreekAnts]

https://www.antwiki....ter_scutellaris
it looks similar to the photos, but in the right it has another photos that are different

I saw more photos and it looks like its another species... really hard to tell 

Edited by GreekAnts, July 25 2021 - 3:25 PM.

[GreekAnts]

Hello again, Because I don't want to spam with multiple posts I will post here another photos for id:
The photos are taken in Athens,Greece in 2018 (early-mid may), I know the photos are old but I really want to know what species of ants is this.







The photos was taken in the same day and place but I think there are 2 different species in the photos, the one with the majors looks like pheidole but the colors reminds me of some crematogaster too so I am not sure, anyway Thanks for any help!!!!!

ps: I uploaded a video too, maybe it will help.

Edited by GreekAnts, July 27 2021 - 1:56 AM.

[ANTdrew]

See, bro! You have lots of cool ants around you. At least in my area, Crematogaster fly early afternoons at the end of summer. Look on really hot, humid days.

[GreekAnts]

See, bro! You have lots of cool ants around you. At least in my area, Crematogaster fly early afternoons at the end of summer. Look on really hot, humid days.

Really thanks for the info!!!

[ANTdrew]

Alex-barty just found one if you look in his ID thread.

[GreekAnts]

Hello again, I found this type of ant in the beach, anyone know the species of it?

[NickAnter]

In order of the new ants:

Aphaenogaster sp.

Pheidole sp.

Formica sp.

[GreekAnts]

In order of the new ants:

Aphaenogaster sp.

Pheidole sp.

Formica sp.

Thank you so much!!!!!

[GreekAnts]

Is this worker lasius brunneus? (Sorry for the bad images, unfortunately I can't take more)

Edited by GreekAnts, August 18 2021 - 3:10 AM.