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Are these Camponotus queens?

Started By weetbix , Dec 11 2015 10:16 PM

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#1 Offline weetbix - Posted December 11 2015 - 10:16 PM

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Hi guys,
I'm new with Camponotus species, are these queens? caught them just now after a rain fall.
Please ignore the white powder, just flour to make slippery feet.

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Jeff

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#2 Offline Mdrogun - Posted December 12 2015 - 8:11 AM

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Could you take one out of the bag or container for a clearer shot? I believe they are Camponotus but I'm not sure.


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Camponotus chromaiodes

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#3 Offline weetbix - Posted December 12 2015 - 4:40 PM

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Could you take one out of the bag or container for a clearer shot? I believe they are Camponotus but I'm not sure.

Thank you for the input Mdrogun, here are some more photos, I'm having trouble focusing on my iphone.
These ants are very dark and quiet small in size.

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#4 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 13 2015 - 12:09 AM

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Yeah I think they are.


#5 Offline weetbix - Posted December 13 2015 - 3:03 AM

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Thank you Gregory2455,

I was hunting for another Camponotus species, instead I ran into these. I wasn't sure if they were queen, as they are way smaller compared to the Camponotus queen species I'm hunting, I was comparing these with Camponotus sp & irritans. thanks again Gregory2455

#6 Offline Mdrogun - Posted December 13 2015 - 5:59 AM

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Thank you Gregory2455,

I was hunting for another Camponotus species, instead I ran into these. I wasn't sure if they were queen, as they are way smaller compared to the Camponotus queen species I'm hunting, I was comparing these with Camponotus sp & irritans. thanks again Gregory2455

These are definitely Camponotus. I am unfamiliar with species outside the U.S. so I won't be much help getting further identification.


Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#7 Offline BrittonLS - Posted December 13 2015 - 5:46 PM

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What are you looking for this time of year to find queens?


#8 Offline weetbix - Posted December 14 2015 - 2:00 AM

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@BrittonLS
It's rainy season here in Indonesia, always abundant with ants.
I'm after a nocturnal Camponotus species, they're everywhere here, gutters, gardens & trees.

Here's a better image I had a chance to buy a macro lens attachments.
Still not sure what Camponotus species though.

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#9 Offline BrittonLS - Posted December 14 2015 - 2:17 AM

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Oh! I read your location as Indiana or something! Haha, that makes a lot more sense. Awesome, snatch those guys up :) And great picture, much better. 


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