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Ant photography thread

Started By Billy , Sep 9 2015 7:47 AM

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#721 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted January 13 2022 - 7:42 AM

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An unidentified Camponotus species that I have been seeing a lot of lately in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Qld. I like the look of these ants, very sleek.

I know this sounds silly but, I’m amazed at how dramatically different this is from C. pennsylvanicus, C. americanus, or C. novaeboracensis. In the northeast United State, Camponotus are generally huge ants. This appears so delicate. 

 

Yea there is some size different here with Camponotus.

 

Here are some pictures of the sizes from the 4 I have right now. Names going from Top test tube down. Same with their sizes. 
 

1st is a Camponotus I've been unable to ID. I know its not Camponotus consobrinus or Camponotus nigriceps. I did ID it as Camponotus Humilior for a while but realised its not it. I've also had them for over a month and they have not laid eggs.

2nd is Camponotus Aeneopilosus. The workers are small because those are her first nanitics.

3rd is Camponotus Elegans.

4th is Camponotus Humilior.

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Camponotus consobrinus is larger than all that I have pictured. Camponotus nigriceps is a little bigger than the top test tube queen.
 

 

 

 

A Camponotus lownei and a Camponotus subnitidus ssp. famelicus. The chunky C. lownei is from Qld and the thin C. subnitidus ssp. famelicus was seen on a road trip through NSW. At first sight I thought C. lownei was Melophorus sp.

:o PaigeX, the Camponoti in your shot are phenotypically in line with our prominent Camponotus species in New England. WideBrownLand, I’m still boggled by the physical difference between C. lownei and C. subnitidus fameilicus. I’ve got to read up on them!


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#722 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted January 13 2022 - 12:05 PM

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Not the greatest photo but this is a Polyrhachis lydiae that I saw while at the laundromat in Landsborough, Queensland. Hoping to get better photos this weekend.

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#723 Offline NickAnter - Posted January 14 2022 - 8:49 PM

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My Strumigenys membranifera colony. These are the best photos I have been able to ever take of them, and I use a 20x eyepiece for a microscope and take the photo through that with my phone.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#724 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 15 2022 - 3:24 AM

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My Strumigenys membranifera colony. These are the best photos I have been able to ever take of them, and I use a 20x eyepiece for a microscope and take the photo through that with my phone.

Awesome!
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#725 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 15 2022 - 11:27 AM

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My Strumigenys membranifera colony. These are the best photos I have been able to ever take of them, and I use a 20x eyepiece for a microscope and take the photo through that with my phone.

Awesome!

 

agreed


#726 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted January 15 2022 - 4:52 PM

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A Tetramorium fuscipes that I saw in Beerwah, Queensland. 

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#727 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted January 16 2022 - 11:36 PM

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A Polyrhachis australis from my backyard in Queensland. These ants have colonies in many of my trees.

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#728 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted January 17 2022 - 5:31 PM

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This is a Pogonomyrmex sp. queen specimen from the 2021 season. She's in perfect shape despite having been preserved in nothing but a plastic test tube. 

 

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Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 

#729 Offline Idontexist - Posted January 17 2022 - 7:51 PM

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The first picture is a Neivamyrmex Texanus queen my friend and I found.

The second picture is of my Polyergus Mexicanus I used to keep.

And the third picture is from a few months ago but it is my Liometopum Apiculatum.

lol MINI DORYLUS QUEEN

The first picture is a Neivamyrmex Texanus queen my friend and I found.

The second picture is of my Polyergus Mexicanus I used to keep.

And the third picture is from a few months ago but it is my Liometopum Apiculatum.

lol MINI DORYLUS QUEEN

#730 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted January 18 2022 - 1:19 AM

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One of the Polyrhachis daemeli Queens that I saw today in local bushland in Queensland. They are such a gorgeous looking ant and also quite common.

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#731 Offline PaigeX - Posted January 18 2022 - 3:58 AM

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One of the Polyrhachis daemeli Queens that I saw today in local bushland in Queensland. They are such a gorgeous looking ant and also quite common.

I've only found one around me and she has yet to lay some eggs. its like i have so many poly ammon here but not a great deal of others.

 

EDIT: after this post I found another queen Polyrhachis daemeli Queen. this is the 2nd one I've got now! I'm so happy because I'm not sure the first one I found had mated.


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Favourite Genus: Polyrhachis 

 
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#732 Offline PaigeX - Posted January 18 2022 - 2:24 PM

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Went ant hunting at 3am and took some pictures. I brought a used Canon Power Shot SX 40HS so first time using it.

I also found one queen ant and it was a Polyrhachis Daemeli queen. woot! (not pictured)

Meat ants protecting some mealybugs over night.

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Green headed ants are under almost everything.

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I still have no idea what kinda ants these are but they are everywhere. Their Queen is blackish in colour and looks similar to a Camponotus.

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Just one of the many Polyrhachis Ammon colony's around the place. This one is on the small size.

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One colony in some plant pots I have.

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Favourite Genus: Polyrhachis 

 
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Instagram: australian_polyrhachis

 

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#733 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted January 20 2022 - 1:40 AM

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Some Meranoplus puryi from Victoria. I was seeing these little ants everywhere where I used to live.

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#734 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted January 20 2022 - 2:29 PM

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Beautiful ants. Reminds me of Cyphomyrmex. 


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Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 

#735 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted January 20 2022 - 11:33 PM

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An interesting looking Podomyrma odae that I saw in my backyard in Queensland. I wish I saw them more often. I love the common name for these ants as well, "muscleman ants". 

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#736 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 21 2022 - 3:34 AM

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An interesting looking Podomyrma odae that I saw in my backyard in Queensland. I wish I saw them more often. I love the common name for these ants as well, "muscleman ants".

How does anybody live in Australia without being obsessed with ants? Like, for real.
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#737 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 21 2022 - 9:07 AM

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An interesting looking Podomyrma odae that I saw in my backyard in Queensland. I wish I saw them more often. I love the common name for these ants as well, "muscleman ants".

How does anybody live in Australia without being obsessed with ants? Like, for real.

 

the people who don't like ants are normal and stupid


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#738 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 21 2022 - 3:17 PM

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Well, that’s on them!
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#739 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted January 22 2022 - 2:11 PM

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I saw my first Aphaenogaster pythia yesterday. The colonies of these ants were in tyre tracks in bushland.

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#740 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted January 22 2022 - 5:51 PM

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Woah what a beautiful species.
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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

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