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ID Hawaii?

Started By Connectimyrmex , Jan 3 2017 6:37 PM
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#1 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted January 3 2017 - 6:37 PM

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Hi guys!
For those who have read my Hawaiian Ant Journal, you probably know that I caught a Technomyrmex queen. I am still not very sure of my identification, though, so I'm making an ID request. I hope that this can be answered!

 

1. Location of collection: Hawaii, USA

2. Date of collection: September 2016
3. Habitat of collection: School
4. Length (from head to gaster): queen:3cm, worker:2cm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: black, shiny, not ochetellus shiny though
6. Distinguishing characteristics: queen resembles workers, black, white feet on worker and brown/white feet on queen
7. Distinguishing behavior: slow moving, peaceful
8. Nest description: crack in wall

[Images of ant]
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[Images of nest]
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[Images of habitat]

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#2 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted January 3 2017 - 7:40 PM

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Please link your pictures directly to the post. Also we need better pics.

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#3 Offline Canadian anter - Posted January 3 2017 - 8:19 PM

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Holy crap a 3 cm ant? HA check your sizes. It sounds like a Technomyrmex sp


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#4 Offline Aaron567 - Posted January 3 2017 - 8:33 PM

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She honestly looks like Pheidole to me in the picture, since she appears to have 2 petiole nodes which would suggest that she isn't Technomyrmex because Technomyrmex are in the Dolichoderinae subfamily which has 1 node. And she has the general body shape of Pheidole. But better pictures would be appreciated.

#5 Offline Canadian anter - Posted January 3 2017 - 9:12 PM

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whoops. sorry the picture couldn't load Iwas relying on the description


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#6 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted January 3 2017 - 10:32 PM

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lol i mean 3mm

 


I don't think that she if pheidole, because my pheidole are very large and resemble tetramorium. Unfortunately, I don't know how to link direct pics also, so sorry.


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Keeper of
Miniature Labradoodle
Baby Wolf Spider
Mud Dauber wasp larvae
Ochetellus Glaber
Solenopsis Geminata
Brachymyrmex Obscurior
Cardiocondyla Emeryi
Tetramorium Bicarinatum
Plagiolepis Alluaudi
Anoplolepis Gracilipes
Technomyrmex Difficilis
Pheidole Megacephala
Aholehole fish
Cowrie snail
Sea Fan Worm
100+ sea squirts
Tree seedlings
Ghost Crab
Day Gecko
Small Fat Centipede
Endemic Lacewing larva
Vernal Pool shrimps

#7 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted January 4 2017 - 8:06 AM

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The link doesn't work.


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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#8 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted January 4 2017 - 7:11 PM

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http://imgur.com/FvMKYvs

(working link)

 

By the way, I can't take better pics, I'm sorry. Whenever I open the tube, they freak out, and whenever I refrigerate them they curl up and are tricky to see.


Hawaiiant (Ben)

Keeper of
Miniature Labradoodle
Baby Wolf Spider
Mud Dauber wasp larvae
Ochetellus Glaber
Solenopsis Geminata
Brachymyrmex Obscurior
Cardiocondyla Emeryi
Tetramorium Bicarinatum
Plagiolepis Alluaudi
Anoplolepis Gracilipes
Technomyrmex Difficilis
Pheidole Megacephala
Aholehole fish
Cowrie snail
Sea Fan Worm
100+ sea squirts
Tree seedlings
Ghost Crab
Day Gecko
Small Fat Centipede
Endemic Lacewing larva
Vernal Pool shrimps

#9 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted January 4 2017 - 8:18 PM

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I agree with Technomyrmex, although we definitely can't use a key with these pictures.


Edited by Batspiderfish, January 4 2017 - 8:18 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.

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