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Athens,Greece May 25th.Is this nylanderia sp?

Started By alex-barty , May 25 2023 3:02 PM

Best Answer Mettcollsuss , May 25 2023 - 6:44 PM

yes, Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Go to the full post

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#1 Offline alex-barty - Posted May 25 2023 - 3:02 PM

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Hello!She looks like a queen I've caught in the past and nylanderia jaegerskioeldi was mentioned.

1. Athens,Greece
2. May 25 at night.she was dodging pheidole sp.workers that where swarming the area.
3. 30 meters from the sea, Mediterranean bushland all around
4. 0.6CM
5. Dark gaster and head,brownish-red thorax
6. Shiny gaster
7. She bolts decently

Thanks for checking the post ☺️

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 25 2023 - 3:41 PM

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Definitely looks like Nylanderia to me. I wonder if N. vividula are invasive over there?

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#3 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted May 25 2023 - 6:44 PM Best Answer

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yes, Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi

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#4 Offline Flu1d - Posted May 26 2023 - 6:54 AM

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I wish I was into ants back when I was in Greece! I pulled into Port Piraeus on my Navy ship back in 2012. Such a beautiful country full of respectable people

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#5 Offline alex-barty - Posted May 26 2023 - 1:25 PM

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I wish I was into ants back when I was in Greece! I pulled into Port Piraeus on my Navy ship back in 2012. Such a beautiful country full of respectable people

Glad the country and people left you with a good impression!Also I will be posting every queen i come across this season so feel free to check posts that are from Greece.Cheers!

#6 Offline Flu1d - Posted May 26 2023 - 3:25 PM

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I wish I was into ants back when I was in Greece! I pulled into Port Piraeus on my Navy ship back in 2012. Such a beautiful country full of respectable people
Glad the country and people left you with a good impression!Also I will be posting every queen i come across this season so feel free to check posts that are from Greece.Cheers!

Absolutely! If I could go to Greece every year I would