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Can you tell the ants apart?

Started By futurebird , Aug 22 2021 8:01 AM

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#1 Offline futurebird - Posted August 22 2021 - 8:01 AM

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I made a quiz to see if I could tell these ants apart. Give it a try!

 

 

http://www.quiz-maker.com/QZTWCYMU1


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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 22 2021 - 8:14 AM

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I suck at this quiz…
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#3 Offline futurebird - Posted August 22 2021 - 8:18 AM

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I also suck at it and I made the thing  :dash:


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#4 Offline SYUTEO - Posted August 22 2021 - 8:22 AM

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3/9

 

Honestly, this quiz made me think I should start better developing my ant identification skills.

 

Edit: I don't know why I still took this quiz even though I don't live where Lasius are found.


Edited by SYUTEO, August 22 2021 - 7:30 PM.

Began antkeeping in 2018  :)

 

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#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 22 2021 - 8:33 AM

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Well the first question is wrong....

That parasitic queen is an aphidicola queen, not a claustral species. can't trust antwiki images all the time.

And when I press next the quiz doesnt go any further and gets stuck loading.

The other questions that I was able to see were indeed quite challenging though.


Edited by NickAnter, August 22 2021 - 8:33 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 futurebird - Posted August 22 2021 - 8:53 AM

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Well the first question is wrong....

That parasitic queen is an aphidicola queen, not a claustral species. can't trust antwiki images all the time.

And when I press next the quiz doesnt go any further and gets stuck loading.

The other questions that I was able to see were indeed quite challenging though.

So this page is wrong?

 

 

https://www.antwiki....sius_nearcticus

 

I've removed the question... but that's annoying. 


Edited by futurebird, August 22 2021 - 8:59 AM.

Starting this July I'm posting videos of my ants every week on youTube.

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#7 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 22 2021 - 8:58 AM

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I'm not sure what's wrong with it. It just gets stuck loading and doesn't go to the next page.


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). 

#8 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted August 22 2021 - 9:41 AM

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yes!! 6/8 first try!


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#9 Offline Chickalo - Posted August 22 2021 - 10:27 AM

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yes!! 6/8 first try!

7/8 first try  B)


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シグナチャーです。예.

 

#10 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted August 22 2021 - 10:39 AM

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yes!! 6/8 first try!

7/8 first try  B)
4/9 maybe I should Learn some more about lasius

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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#11 Offline Chickalo - Posted August 22 2021 - 11:20 AM

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yes!! 6/8 first try!

7/8 first try  B)
4/9 maybe I should Learn some more about lasius

 

Hidden ninth question confirmed?


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シグナチャーです。예.

 

#12 Offline eea - Posted August 22 2021 - 11:44 AM

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1/8  :facepalm:


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#13 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 22 2021 - 1:35 PM

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3/8. For me you couldn't tell more than general body shape and color on the pictures. Its like they were compressed, can't see any detail.


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#14 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted August 22 2021 - 1:51 PM

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5/8. Location is pretty necessary for a lot of these, and for identification of ants in general.


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#15 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 22 2021 - 2:10 PM

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I got 3/9. Lame
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#16 Offline antgallery - Posted August 22 2021 - 3:22 PM

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I got 3/8 which seems about the average...


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#17 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted August 22 2021 - 4:21 PM

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I got 3/8 which seems about the average...

That's what I got. I don't know how to tell them apart other than flavus and nearcticus having bright yellow workers. 


#18 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 22 2021 - 6:50 PM

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I could easily tell which ones were emarginatus, and which were Cautolasius, but distinguishing between niger, americanus, and neoniger is quite difficult. Then again, I was never able to see the results of the quiz, due to it not loading beyond the first page... :whistle:


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). 

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yes!! 6/8 first try!

7/8 first try  B)
4/9 maybe I should Learn some more about lasius

 

Hidden ninth question confirmed?

 

There used to be one but it was removed due to it being wrong.


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#20 Offline Croux - Posted August 31 2021 - 3:55 PM

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7/8, I'll be holding a press conference later today.
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