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OMG!!!! QUEEENS! Help please!

Started By CamponotusLover , Oct 17 2016 12:52 PM
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#1 Offline CamponotusLover - Posted October 17 2016 - 12:52 PM

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OKAY SO! Today was so beeping awesome for me I got my first two queens! There were over 3000 at the least of alates in the same 3 feet and they were right in front of the entrance to my basement and they were walking up very high up the walls and then flying off. And basicaly. I found two queens without wings... Well... I hope they are queens. Due note I have never in my LIFE had a queen before so I am very excited. However I have studied the anatomy of queens compared to majors and workers, and I know the differences, but I fear there is still something I a missing. I will show a picture of the big queen later and ask about it, but as for one... I live in NEw Jersey, and one of the two queens I cought, is the size of a prenolepsis imparis WORKER but it looks like a queen! It has a huge abdomen, its messosoma is correctly shaped and its just!!! Small... SO is there any species of ant that has a queen that small? I will ask about the bigger queen later!


#2 Offline Kevin - Posted October 17 2016 - 1:23 PM

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You probably found a prenolopsis worker full of liquid and expanded. Pictures help.


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#3 Offline CamponotusLover - Posted October 17 2016 - 1:40 PM

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You probably found a prenolopsis worker full of liquid and expanded. Pictures help.

Aye I can understand. Sorry about that, But now that I see it it is actually a bit tinier then a prenolepsis worker anyway. I highly doubt it is a filled up replete. 

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#4 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted October 17 2016 - 1:42 PM

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Yes I think it is definitely is a queen but we need wayyyyyy clearer pics please

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#5 Offline CamponotusLover - Posted October 17 2016 - 1:48 PM

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Yes I think it is definitely is a queen but we need wayyyyyy clearer pics please

Lol yes I need to get a camera other then the one on my phone.


#6 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted October 17 2016 - 1:51 PM

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I use my phone and I get good pics...

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#7 Offline CamponotusLover - Posted October 17 2016 - 2:02 PM

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I use my phone and I get good pics...

I don't believe every phones camera is the same...


Edited by CamponotusLover, October 17 2016 - 2:02 PM.

#8 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted October 17 2016 - 2:10 PM

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You also *need* a measurement for every ID request.


If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#9 Offline CamponotusLover - Posted October 17 2016 - 2:14 PM

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You also *need* a measurement for every ID request.

Like I said.. It is slightly smaller then a prenolepsis imparis WORKER. And I don't have proper measurment equipment.


#10 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted October 17 2016 - 3:05 PM

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Probably Brachymyrmex depilis, then, based on your description. Not smaller than a Prenolepis imparis worker, but still quite small.


Edited by Batspiderfish, October 17 2016 - 3:06 PM.

If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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Black lives still matter.

#11 Offline CamponotusLover - Posted October 17 2016 - 3:08 PM

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Probably Brachymyrmex depilis, then, based on your description. Not smaller than a Prenolepis imparis worker, but still quite small.

Wow thanks!


#12 Offline CamponotusLover - Posted October 17 2016 - 3:13 PM

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Are they claustral?


#13 Offline andSocks - Posted October 17 2016 - 3:24 PM

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My Brachymyrmex sp. is fully claustral.


#14 Offline XZero38 - Posted October 18 2016 - 5:47 AM

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i would just use a ruler and get as close as you can for measurements, that's what I've done with my past ID requests.

here are the guide lines for requesting an ID, giving as much of this info as you can really helps out.

 

http://www.formicult...t-a-new-thread/


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#15 Offline Goldsystem - Posted October 18 2016 - 8:11 AM

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There is a ant ID sub section here on formiculture, I'd suggest mov ring this post there and also reading the guide lines posted by XZero38 :)

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#16 Offline Miles - Posted October 18 2016 - 8:29 AM

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I agree, this is probably Brachymyrmex depilis, and yes, queens!


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#17 Offline CamponotusLover - Posted October 18 2016 - 10:18 AM

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I agree, this is probably Brachymyrmex depilis, and yes, queens!

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