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#781 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted March 21 2022 - 10:13 AM

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Solenopisis molesta complex


Solenopisis molesta complex

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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#782 Offline PaigeX - Posted March 23 2022 - 12:44 AM

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An unknown Queen that I found on Friday. Very small, maybe 5-6mm long and found in leaf litter.

Subfamily: Ponerinae?


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Favourite Genus: Polyrhachis 

 
Journal: Main

Instagram: australian_polyrhachis

 

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#783 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted March 23 2022 - 1:50 AM

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An unknown Queen that I found on Friday. Very small, maybe 5-6mm long and found in leaf litter.

Subfamily: Ponerinae?

 

Yes, I think so but that's all I know at the moment.


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#784 Offline PaigeX - Posted March 23 2022 - 2:17 AM

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An unknown Queen that I found on Friday. Very small, maybe 5-6mm long and found in leaf litter.

Subfamily: Ponerinae?

 

Yes, I think so but that's all I know at the moment.

 

I'll ask a friend for ya.


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Favourite Genus: Polyrhachis 

 
Journal: Main

Instagram: australian_polyrhachis

 

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#785 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted March 23 2022 - 4:06 PM

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A winged Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen from the 2021 season. 

 

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Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 


#786 Offline madbiologist - Posted March 27 2022 - 2:09 PM

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Some recent photos!

 

 

Formica argentea:

 

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Camponotus herculeanus:

 

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Camponotus nearcticus:

 

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#787 Offline m99 - Posted March 27 2022 - 2:13 PM

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Incredible shots.



#788 Offline madbiologist - Posted March 27 2022 - 2:37 PM

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Side note, I believe I am still the only person with DSLR photos of a live F. argentea queen, so there's a good challenge for someone this year!


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#789 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 27 2022 - 6:35 PM

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Side note, I believe I am still the only person with DSLR photos of a live F. argentea queen, so there's a good challenge for someone this year!

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#790 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted March 28 2022 - 2:35 AM

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A Myrmecia comata that I found on the weekend. This is the first time I have seen one of these ants. I could only get the one photo as it was halfway up a tree. 

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#791 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted March 28 2022 - 2:41 AM

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A Polyrhachis femorata from my backyard in Queensland, Australia. These ants are nocturnal and live in trees and I have found them 2000 km away in Victoria as well.

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#792 Offline PaigeX - Posted March 29 2022 - 5:31 AM

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Beautiful, Just beautiful. I really love seeing the awesome colours of spiny ants.


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Favourite Genus: Polyrhachis 

 
Journal: Main

Instagram: australian_polyrhachis

 

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#793 Offline United-Ants - Posted March 30 2022 - 5:48 PM

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#794 Offline madbiologist - Posted April 1 2022 - 7:19 AM

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Got a few more photos of Camponotus herculeanus! (Ignore the background if you can see the bad photoshop, and if you can't, ignore this  :D )

 

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#795 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted April 1 2022 - 8:06 AM

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Monomorium minimum colony

 

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Feel free to read my journals, like this one.

 

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Atta sp (wish they were in CA), Crematogaster cerasi, Most Pheidole species

 

 


#796 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted April 1 2022 - 2:16 PM

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Formica sp. Taken with f/9.0 ISO 100

 

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Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 


#797 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted April 2 2022 - 3:37 PM

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Some Iridomyrmex rubriceps that I saw on the weekend in Beerwah, Qld.

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#798 Offline WideBrownLand - Posted April 2 2022 - 3:41 PM

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Some really small Plagiolepis species that were feeding in my backyard. No idea what species. Qld, Australia.

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#799 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted April 2 2022 - 7:12 PM

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Camponotus hyatti from the 2021 season. f/22 ISO 100

 

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Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 


#800 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 3 2022 - 3:05 AM

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Some really small Plagiolepis species that were feeding in my backyard. No idea what species. Qld, Australia.

I can’t even with the cuteness!
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