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Help with pharaoh ants!
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, Feb 24 2022 3:54 PM
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Posted February 24 2022 - 3:54 PM
Greetings,
I have recently caught a pharaoh ant colony, but… they don’t seem to have a… normal queen…. She is all black, thin, and the workers will carry here around. Workers are 3mm, queen is about 3.5 or 4.
Photo of worker on cloth.
I have recently caught a pharaoh ant colony, but… they don’t seem to have a… normal queen…. She is all black, thin, and the workers will carry here around. Workers are 3mm, queen is about 3.5 or 4.
Photo of worker on cloth.
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Posted February 24 2022 - 4:08 PM
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Posted February 24 2022 - 6:13 PM
The queen resembles some species of Tetramorium and parasitic Monomorium. Though I couldn't find any species that lives in Florida.
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Posted February 24 2022 - 6:20 PM
It just does t seem like a pharaoh ant queen
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Posted February 24 2022 - 7:42 PM
Thanks for the help, but it turns out these aren’t pharaoh ant workers.
The queen belongs to Temnothorax curvispinosus, and looks similar to pharaoh ants at a glance, sorry for the misleading info.(Difference is spines on workers back barely noticeable in photo)
The queen belongs to Temnothorax curvispinosus, and looks similar to pharaoh ants at a glance, sorry for the misleading info.(Difference is spines on workers back barely noticeable in photo)
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Posted February 24 2022 - 7:43 PM
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Posted February 25 2022 - 3:10 AM
No
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Posted February 25 2022 - 5:28 AM
Queen does not look like any T. curvispinosus I have seen. I'm sure they could coexist with Camponotus however.
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Posted February 25 2022 - 8:43 AM
Those appear to be Tetramorium caldarium, a very small species that has spread around the world through human trade. They’re closely related to the common pavement ant up north, but have a completely different lifestyle and behaviour.
Edited by Manitobant, February 25 2022 - 8:50 AM.
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Posted February 25 2022 - 9:02 AM
Those appear to be Tetramorium caldarium, a very small species that has spread around the world through human trade. They’re closely related to the common pavement ant up north, but have a completely different lifestyle and behavior.
I agree with Manitobant's identification.
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Posted February 25 2022 - 12:49 PM
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Posted February 25 2022 - 8:01 PM
Yeah that’s definitely T. caldarium. I've kept these guys before, and their queens are noticeably darker than the workers.
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Posted February 26 2022 - 3:22 AM
Note to self: don’t take ant ID photos on top of dark colored towels.
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Posted February 26 2022 - 6:36 AM
The reason I believed it was acorn ants is Becuase they would take short sips of mealworm flesh and nectar.
Also, is that species polgynos? I saw 3 queens on the nest, so the species needs to be polgynos.
Also, on the red circle, I may see spines, but it may be the lighting.
Also, is that species polgynos? I saw 3 queens on the nest, so the species needs to be polgynos.
Also, on the red circle, I may see spines, but it may be the lighting.
Edited by SolenopsisKeeper-, February 26 2022 - 6:41 AM.
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Posted February 26 2022 - 6:44 AM
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Posted February 26 2022 - 9:22 AM
Definitely a Tetramorium sp.
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Posted February 26 2022 - 9:22 AM
Just because they ate a mealworm and drank sugars does not mean that this species is Temnothorax. Tetramorium caldarium have spines as well, so I have no clue what you mean when you point out the spines. If you took the time to do a quick google search, you would learn that T. caldarium is, in fact, polygynous. "Acorn ants" (Temnothorax) vary from species to species, so a Google picture of one species does not prove your point at all.
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Posted February 26 2022 - 1:05 PM
Just because they ate a mealworm and drank sugars does not mean that this species is Temnothorax. Tetramorium caldarium have spines as well, so I have no clue what you mean when you point out the spines. If you took the time to do a quick google search, you would learn that T. caldarium is, in fact, polygynous. "Acorn ants" (Temnothorax) vary from species to species, so a Google picture of one species does not prove your point at all.
yes it is definitely tetramorium caldarium.
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Posted February 26 2022 - 1:42 PM
I will get some high detail pics of workers tommorow, and I mentioned that they took short and frequent sips, like acorn ants(I didn’t say this proves anything)
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Posted February 26 2022 - 1:48 PM
Also, what is the difference between the Temnothorax and tetromorium?(Microscopic) and care
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