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Mid-Florida, July 20, 2022

Started By JasperNeedsHelp , Jul 19 2022 9:16 PM

Best Answer FinWins , July 19 2022 - 9:24 PM

Dorymyrmex for sure, probably D. bureni. Go to the full post


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#1 Offline JasperNeedsHelp - Posted July 19 2022 - 9:16 PM

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I found this gal maybe a week or so ago, literally clinging to a napkin in my beside garbage can with wings and a final male still attached. She's already got a cluster of eggs going, and she started laying them about two days after I caught her. She's a yellowish orange with a darker, striped gaster, and she's got a lighter underbelly that breaks the stripes. She's not particularly hairy, but she is about the size of a Solenopsis invicta if that's any help? I compared her to my one queen and they're almost identical in size.

This image with her wings is when I first caught her;
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and this one where she's holding her eggs is a recent one that I took as I am writing this.
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I can definitely add more images if necessary! I apologize if they're not too helpful!
Beginner seller, intermediate keeper, long-time enthusiast! Currently keeping:
- x2 Solenopsis invicta queen w/ brood
- x3 Dorymyrmex bureni queen w/ brood
- x1 Crematogaster Emery queen
- x1 Camponotus castaneus queen w/ brood
- x1 [i]Camponotus tortuganus queen w/ brood
- x13 [i]Camponotus floridanus queens w/ brood

#2 Offline FinWins - Posted July 19 2022 - 9:24 PM   Best Answer

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Dorymyrmex for sure, probably D. bureni.
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I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus  :D, C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus  :D, Odontomachus brunneus :D, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, 

 

#3 Offline JasperNeedsHelp - Posted July 19 2022 - 9:50 PM

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Dorymyrmex for sure, probably D. bureni.


I think you're 100% right. Now that I have a name to look up and directly compare her and some images to, she does look like a D. bureni! :D thank you so much!

Also, side question, are the iridescent wings a common trait in any other ant species? Or is this just a D. bureni trait?
Beginner seller, intermediate keeper, long-time enthusiast! Currently keeping:
- x2 Solenopsis invicta queen w/ brood
- x3 Dorymyrmex bureni queen w/ brood
- x1 Crematogaster Emery queen
- x1 Camponotus castaneus queen w/ brood
- x1 [i]Camponotus tortuganus queen w/ brood
- x13 [i]Camponotus floridanus queens w/ brood

#4 Offline FinWins - Posted July 19 2022 - 10:10 PM

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Most ant queens don’t have super iridescent wings from my experience

Edited by FinWins, July 19 2022 - 10:10 PM.

I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus  :D, C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus  :D, Odontomachus brunneus :D, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, 

 

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