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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 5/5/2022

Started By luccat82 , May 4 2022 10:51 PM

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#1 Offline luccat82 - Posted May 4 2022 - 10:51 PM

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Found in my front yard amongst some bark and leaf litter. Very common around this area and usually find them everywhere.
It is two different species I’m posting but found them both in the same location and are very common around the area, especially the smaller ones.
The small ones are about 3mm in length and are glossy black.
The larger one is about 7-8mm long and has an iridescent goldenish gaster
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#2 Offline Antlover09 - Posted May 4 2022 - 11:51 PM

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2 photos in the bottom are Polyrhachis ammon maybe.

#3 Offline luccat82 - Posted May 5 2022 - 1:56 AM

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TY! I think you’re right on the genus. I looked it up and I think I’ve got a P. vermiculosa just because it has a black thorax instead of the yellow one that ammon’s have.
I just have to now find out what the other ones are.
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#4 Offline JCRHJM - Posted May 5 2022 - 2:31 AM

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Top 2 might be crematogester

#5 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted May 5 2022 - 4:15 AM

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The top two photos looks like Ochetellus glaber or a Nylanderia species.

Edited by ColAnt735, May 5 2022 - 4:44 PM.

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#6 Offline Leptomyrmx - Posted May 5 2022 - 3:53 PM

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I'd say top 2 are a Nylanderia sp., and the bottom one isn't necessarily Polyrhachis vermiculosa, but probably that or a closely related species like aurea. (Definitely subgenus Chariomyrma)

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Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)

Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium

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#7 Offline luccat82 - Posted May 6 2022 - 5:51 AM

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Thanks everyone. Yeah, I thought the first ones might be in between Nylanderia or Odorous sp.
They are quite a pest around this area. They had previously invaded my indoor pots and keeping a thriving colony of mealy bugs which they seemed to be protecting and spreading all over my plants.
This new colony is just outside my front porch and the amount of them is insane.
The other one on the other hand I wouldn’t mind finding a queen and keeping in a nice setup