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[PaigeX]

Hey all!
 

​I wanted to make a thread about lists of ants found in your area. As I'm new to ant keeping, I've found it fun to try and identify what kind of ants live on my 4 acre property.

Here is the list. Not all have ID's as I haven't find them yet.     

 

Polyrhachis ornata - found one trail. can't find it any more. EDIT: Saw another worker so they are still around.

Polyrhachis Daemeli - Found one Queen.

Polyrhachis Ammon - Or might be P. brisbanensis. They are everywhere on my property. Like everywhere...

Polyrhachis Vermiculosa - few colony scatted around.

Rhytidoponera metallica - EVERYWHERE GOSH! 

Strobe Ant - Opisthopsis sp. One kind is EVERYWHERE and another kind I've only found a few nests.

Camponotus Aeneopilosus - EVERYWHERE GOSH! They swam like mad when disturbed. 

Camponotus Humilior over 5+ colonies on my property.

Camponotus Elegans - few colonies scattered around.

Ochetellus glaber - Seen a worker almost anywhere.

Black Crazy Ants - EVERYWHERE GOSH!

Brachyponera lutea - found one queen under a rock by her self. (is now in a test tube with larva.

Myrmecia Chrysogaster -  Found one wandering Queen.

Iridomyrmex Purpureus - Bloody pests and travel over 100m for food. However they do help with killing termites.

Technomyrmex albipes - Black ones. heart shape gaster.

Camponotus sp. - Few different kinds. Haven't found ID yet.

Many different Pheidole sp. colony's everywhere.
Yellow 3mm queen ants. They make such small colony's as the workers are like 1-2mm long.  I've found many times a single colony can live under one leaf. Don't know the ID.

Notoncus capitatus - spotted a few places

Lioponera sp.

Tetraponera tucurua and/or Tetraponera punctulata

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Found a few more unidentified small ants. One is 3-4mm long, black with a silver abdomen. looks like a sugar ant.
Another is 2.5mm long, all black with a red abdomen, body is over all chunky in looks. 
 

I live around the Gympie area of Queensland Australia.

Edited by PaigeX, January 2 2022 - 9:54 AM.

[KadinB]

Here’s my list of sp found in my area.


Prenolepis imparis
Pheidole californica
Tetramorium immigrans
Liometopum occidentale
Linepithema humile
Tapinoma sessile
Hypoponera opacior
Solenopsis molesta
Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Nylanderia vividula
Camponotus hyatti
Monomorium ergatogyna or minimum
Dorymyrmex insanus
Unknown sp posibly stenamma sp

[JCRHJM]

I've spent plenty of time in my backyard and this is what I have found:

Iridomyrmex Bicknelli - No Surprise

Crematogaster - sometimes invades the kitchen, multiple colonies

Pheidole - Not seen too often but they are there, have caught queens

Camponotus Humilior - Often invades the kitchen at night where they meet their death via squishing

Rhytidoponera Metallica - Big colony near the pool, more throughout the garden, have caught queens

Myrmecia Nigrocincta - Not in the garden but in the nearby reserve, have caught queens

Camponotus Afflatus - Same place as the Myrmecia

Rhytidoponera Aspersa - have caught queens

[eea]

Crematogaster sp trees in parks and school
Pogonomyrmex sp
Tapinoma sessile near argentines
Solenopsis xyloni found near a GRS
Solenopsis invicta found near argentine ants can't find again

Linepithema humile

Monomorium sp found near argentine ants can't find again

lasius? found in garden

Edited by eea, November 27 2021 - 9:30 AM.

[Antcatcherpro3]

Nylanderia sp.

camponotus pennsylvanicus

Formica subsericea

Prenolepis imparis

Crematogaster sp.

Lasius sp.

another lasius sp.

Ponera sp.

tetramorium immigrans

camponotus nearcticus

Myrica ruba

 

I bet there's more I just can't remember

Edited by Antcatcherpro3, November 27 2021 - 9:35 AM.

[Manitobant]

There are way too many to name, so i will only go over the ones i have found in my neighborhood:

Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
Camponotus novaeboracensis
Lasius neoniger
Lasius subumbratus
Lasius americanus
Formica subsericea
Formica limata
Formica aserva
Formica subintegra
Formica pergandei
Formica montana
Polyergus Mexicanus
Myrmica brevispinosa
Myrmica incompleta
Myrmica americana
Solenopsis molesta

[Antkeeper01]

My neighborhood:

Tetramorium immigrans

Solenopsis theif ant sp

Strumigenys sp

Camponotus sp(probably killed by insecticides haven't seen since last year)

Formica sp

Ponera sp

Nylanderia?

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

[NancyZamora4991]

Solenopsis xyloni

Crematogaster sp.

Linepithema humile

tetramorium immigrans

Camponotus anthrax

temnothorax sp.

Tetramorium sp.

Mystery sp.

All of these are currently living on my property.

[Leptomyrmx]

My area:
Small Iridomyrmex sp.

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus humilior (only seen once)

Polyrhachis vermiculosa

Polyrhachis hookeri

Nylanderia cf. rosae

Crematogaster sp.

Rhytidoponera metallica

Rhytidoponera aspera

Rhytidoponera cf. victoriae

 

My grandparents' area (I'm there a lot):
Everything from previous list

Myrmecia brevinoda

Myrmecia nigrocinta

Myrmecia tarsata

Myrmecia piliventris

Camponotus nigriceps

Camponotus humilior

Polyrachis ammon

Silvery-black Polyrachis sp.

Brachyponera lutea (only saw once, the nest just seemed to vanish)

Dolichoderus sp.

Aphaenogaster longiceps

Notoncus sp.

Tiny Tetramorium sp.

 

I think that's it.

[PaigeX]

My area:
Small Iridomyrmex sp.

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus humilior (only seen once)

Polyrhachis vermiculosa

Polyrhachis hookeri

Nylanderia cf. rosae

Crematogaster sp.

Rhytidoponera metallica

Rhytidoponera aspera

Rhytidoponera cf. victoriae

 

My grandparents' area (I'm there a lot):
Everything from previous list

Myrmecia brevinoda

Myrmecia nigrocinta

Myrmecia tarsata

Myrmecia piliventris

Camponotus nigriceps

Camponotus humilior

Polyrachis ammon

Silvery-black Polyrachis sp.

Brachyponera lutea (only saw once, the nest just seemed to vanish)

Dolichoderus sp.

Aphaenogaster longiceps

Notoncus sp.

Tiny Tetramorium sp.

 

I think that's it.

Man your places is like a treasure trove of much wanted aussie ants.
Come Nuptial flight season for the bull ants you have a chance to get a very nice catch.
I'm looking/waiting for Polyrhachis hookeri to become available online to buy. Seems to be out of stock most places right now.

Edited by PaigeX, November 27 2021 - 5:45 PM.

[Mettcollsuss]

• Brachymyrmex depilis
• Camponotus discolor
• Camponotus nearcticus
• Camponotus pennsylvanicus
• Crematogaster cerasi
• Large Formica fusca group species, probably F. subsericea
• Formica incerta
• Formica subsericea
• Lasius brevicornis
• Lasius neoniger
• Nylanderia flavipes
• Ponera pennsylvanica
• Prenolepis imparis
• Solenopsis cf. molesta
• Tapinoma sessile
• Temnothorax schaumii
• Tetramorium immigrans
• Tetramorium cf. tsushimae

[NickAnter]

My place (some of these only queens on my property, but prevalent within half a mile):

Linepithema humile

Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Nylanderia vividula

Pheidole navigans

Cardiocondyla mauritanica

Hypoponera sp. 1

Hypoponera sp. 2

Hypoponera sp.3

Camponotus sp. (one male)

Crematogaster sp.(one male)

Brachymyrmex depilis

Cardiocondyla minutior

Dorymyrmex insanus

Solenopsis "molesta"

Solenopsis truncorum

Solenopsis xyloni

Pheidole sp.

Strumigenys membranifera

Pogonomyrmex californicus

 

Eastern Sierras(Best place)

Lasius americanus

Lasius pallitarsis

Lasius aphidicola

Lasius nr. claviger

Formica cf. argentea

Formica cf. aerata

Formica cf. aserva

Formica obscuripes

Camponotus vicinus

Camponotus laevigatus

Camponotus modoc

Brachymyrmex depilis

Monomorium sp.

Temnothorax cf. nitens

Temnothorax cf. rudis

Leptothorax sp.

Stenamma sp.

Manica invidia

Solenopsis validiuscula

Solenopsis sp.

Tapinoma sessile

Pogonomyrmex salinus

Formica sp.

Formica perpilosa

Formica subpolita

Dorymyrmex insanus

Formica cf. neogagates

Lasius brevicornis

Aphaenogaster occidentalis

Aphaenogaster uinta

 

My Uncle's Place(In Winter) - Most in diappause

Prenolepis imparis

Pheidole hyatti

Tapinoma sessile

Solenopsis xyloni

Crematogaster sp.

[SYUTEO]

My house:

Paratrechina longicornis

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Meranoplus bicolor

Monomorium pharaohnis

Monomorium monomorium

Monomorium floricola

Monomorium sp

Anochetus sp

Unknown sp (Formicinae)

Tetramorium cf lanuginosum

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Pheidole parva

 

My grandparents house:

Meranoplus bicolor

Unknown sp (Formicinae)

Carebara affinis

Polyrhachis rastellata

Pheidole parva

Paratrechina longicornis

 

My grandfather's plantation:

Carebara affinis

Pheidole parva

Pheidole megacephala

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Leptogenys sp

Anochetus sp

Anochetus sp2

Odontomachus simillimus

Odontoponera denticulata

Diacamma rugosum

Gnamptogenys sp

Crematogaster sp

Lepisiota rothneyi

Unknown species (Formicinae)

cf Dilobocondyla sp

Tetramorium cf lanuginosum

Tetramorium sp

Dorylus leavigatus

cf Oocerea sp

Ectomomyrmex sp

Iridomyrmex anceps

Technomyrmex cf difficilis

Unknown sp (Ponerinae)

Camponotus cf auriventris

Camponotus irritans

 

Possibly more...

[Leptomyrmx]

My house:

Paratrechina longicornis

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Meranoplus bicolor

Monomorium pharaohnis

Monomorium monomorium

Monomorium floricola

Monomorium sp

Anochetus sp

Unknown sp (Formicinae)

Tetramorium cf lanuginosum

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Pheidole parva

 

My grandparents house:

Meranoplus bicolor

Unknown sp (Formicinae)

Carebara affinis

Polyrhachis rastellata

Pheidole parva

Paratrechina longicornis

 

My grandfather's plantation:

Carebara affinis

Pheidole parva

Pheidole megacephala

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Leptogenys sp

Anochetus sp

Anochetus sp2

Odontomachus simillimus

Odontoponera denticulata

Diacamma rugosum

Gnamptogenys sp

Crematogaster sp

Lepisiota rothneyi

Unknown species (Formicinae)

cf Dilobocondyla sp

Tetramorium cf lanuginosum

Tetramorium sp

Dorylus leavigatus

cf Oocerea sp

Ectomomyrmex sp

Iridomyrmex anceps

Technomyrmex cf difficilis

Unknown sp (Ponerinae)

Camponotus cf auriventris

Camponotus irritans

 

Possibly more...

mouth watering

[Kaelwizard]

My neighborhood:
Linepithema humile

[Chickalo]

Okay this is for my town but keep in mind my town is literally half sand half clay and in Massachusetts so the biodiversity isn't the best.

Aphaenogaster picea

Brachymyrmex depilis

Camponotus americanus

Camponotus castaneus

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Crematogaster sp

Formica fusca complex

Formica pallidefulva complex

Formica rufa complex

Formica sanguinea complex

Formica subsericea

Lasius aphidicola

Lasius brevicornis

Lasius claviger

Lasius interjectus

Lasius neoniger

Myrmica rubra

Unidentified Myrmica species

Ponera pennsylvanica

Prenolepis imparis

Stigmatomma pallipes

Solenopsis molesta 

Tetramorium immigrans

[ANTS_KL]

My house:

Paratrechina longicornis

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Meranoplus bicolor

Monomorium pharaohnis

Monomorium monomorium

Monomorium floricola

Monomorium sp

Anochetus sp

Unknown sp (Formicinae)

Tetramorium cf lanuginosum

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Pheidole parva

 

My grandparents house:

Meranoplus bicolor

Unknown sp (Formicinae)

Carebara affinis

Polyrhachis rastellata

Pheidole parva

Paratrechina longicornis

 

My grandfather's plantation:

Carebara affinis

Pheidole parva

Pheidole megacephala

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Leptogenys sp

Anochetus sp

Anochetus sp2

Odontomachus simillimus

Odontoponera denticulata

Diacamma rugosum

Gnamptogenys sp

Crematogaster sp

Lepisiota rothneyi

Unknown species (Formicinae)

cf Dilobocondyla sp

Tetramorium cf lanuginosum

Tetramorium sp

Dorylus leavigatus

cf Oocerea sp

Ectomomyrmex sp

Iridomyrmex anceps

Technomyrmex cf difficilis

Unknown sp (Ponerinae)

Camponotus cf auriventris

Camponotus irritans

 

Possibly more...

0-0 wot. how the heck. describe ur unknown formicinae

[SYUTEO]

 

My house:

Paratrechina longicornis

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Meranoplus bicolor

Monomorium pharaohnis

Monomorium monomorium

Monomorium floricola

Monomorium sp

Anochetus sp

Unknown sp (Formicinae)

Tetramorium cf lanuginosum

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Pheidole parva

 

My grandparents house:

Meranoplus bicolor

Unknown sp (Formicinae)

Carebara affinis

Polyrhachis rastellata

Pheidole parva

Paratrechina longicornis

 

My grandfather's plantation:

Carebara affinis

Pheidole parva

Pheidole megacephala

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Leptogenys sp

Anochetus sp

Anochetus sp2

Odontomachus simillimus

Odontoponera denticulata

Diacamma rugosum

Gnamptogenys sp

Crematogaster sp

Lepisiota rothneyi

Unknown species (Formicinae)

cf Dilobocondyla sp

Tetramorium cf lanuginosum

Tetramorium sp

Dorylus leavigatus

cf Oocerea sp

Ectomomyrmex sp

Iridomyrmex anceps

Technomyrmex cf difficilis

Unknown sp (Ponerinae)

Camponotus cf auriventris

Camponotus irritans

 

Possibly more...

0-0 wot. how the heck. describe ur unknown formicinae

 

Looks like Nylanderia kreapelini but twice as big and browner and shinier. Also seems to be mostly diurnal.

Edited by SYUTEO, November 30 2021 - 4:28 AM.

[ANTS_KL]

My house:
Paratrechina longicornis
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Meranoplus bicolor
Monomorium pharaohnis
Monomorium monomorium
Monomorium floricola
Monomorium sp
Anochetus sp
Unknown sp (Formicinae)
Tetramorium cf lanuginosum
Tetramorium bicarinatum
Pheidole parva

My grandparents house:
Meranoplus bicolor
Unknown sp (Formicinae)
Carebara affinis
Polyrhachis rastellata
Pheidole parva
Paratrechina longicornis

My grandfather's plantation:
Carebara affinis
Pheidole parva
Pheidole megacephala
Anoplolepis gracilipes
Leptogenys sp
Anochetus sp
Anochetus sp2
Odontomachus simillimus
Odontoponera denticulata
Diacamma rugosum
Gnamptogenys sp
Crematogaster sp
Lepisiota rothneyi
Unknown species (Formicinae)
cf Dilobocondyla sp
Tetramorium cf lanuginosum
Tetramorium sp
Dorylus leavigatus
cf Oocerea sp
Ectomomyrmex sp
Iridomyrmex anceps
Technomyrmex cf difficilis
Unknown sp (Ponerinae)
Camponotus cf auriventris
Camponotus irritans

Possibly more...

0-0 wot. how the heck. describe ur unknown formicinae

Looks like Nylanderia kreapelini but twice as big and browner and shinier. Also seems to be mostly diurnal.

Could be nylanderia obscura?? Or it's prenolepis. There's 3 species in Malaysia I think.

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[SYUTEO]

 

 

 

My house:
Paratrechina longicornis
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Meranoplus bicolor
Monomorium pharaohnis
Monomorium monomorium
Monomorium floricola
Monomorium sp
Anochetus sp
Unknown sp (Formicinae)
Tetramorium cf lanuginosum
Tetramorium bicarinatum
Pheidole parva

My grandparents house:
Meranoplus bicolor
Unknown sp (Formicinae)
Carebara affinis
Polyrhachis rastellata
Pheidole parva
Paratrechina longicornis

My grandfather's plantation:
Carebara affinis
Pheidole parva
Pheidole megacephala
Anoplolepis gracilipes
Leptogenys sp
Anochetus sp
Anochetus sp2
Odontomachus simillimus
Odontoponera denticulata
Diacamma rugosum
Gnamptogenys sp
Crematogaster sp
Lepisiota rothneyi
Unknown species (Formicinae)
cf Dilobocondyla sp
Tetramorium cf lanuginosum
Tetramorium sp
Dorylus leavigatus
cf Oocerea sp
Ectomomyrmex sp
Iridomyrmex anceps
Technomyrmex cf difficilis
Unknown sp (Ponerinae)
Camponotus cf auriventris
Camponotus irritans

Possibly more...

0-0 wot. how the heck. describe ur unknown formicinae

Looks like Nylanderia kreapelini but twice as big and browner and shinier. Also seems to be mostly diurnal.

Could be nylanderia obscura?? Or it's prenolepis. There's 3 species in Malaysia I think.

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I guess it's Prenolepis because I just remembered that they have cocooned pupae.