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ID - Perth, Western Australia (31/1)

Started By Pickselated , Jan 31 2017 12:23 AM
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#1 Offline Pickselated - Posted January 31 2017 - 12:23 AM

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Found 4 of these queens inside my house in Perth, WA, about 3 months ago.

 

Queen is a bit over 10mm long, workers are around 4mm long.

 

Queen is solid black, workers are a little transluscent, a reddish-brown colour, with a slightly darker abdomen and head. 

 

Here are some pictures I took shortly after the first workers hatched: https://imgur.com/a/MZcso

 

And here are some better quality photos I took yesterday: http://imgur.com/a/32XRE

 

Any help is much appreciated :)


#2 Offline Leo - Posted January 31 2017 - 1:52 AM

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looks like a small porine ant


#3 Offline Canadian anter - Posted January 31 2017 - 7:07 AM

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*ponerine


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#4 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted January 31 2017 - 7:39 AM

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Looks like a ponera pennsylvanica 

 

Edit: http://www.alexander...era/i-JkfgLpC/A


Edited by Bracchymyrmex, January 31 2017 - 7:40 AM.

antsylvania.com

#5 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted January 31 2017 - 7:42 AM

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Looks like a ponera pennsylvanica 

 

Edit: http://www.alexander...era/i-JkfgLpC/A

No Ponera in SouthWestern Australia


Edited by Nathant2131, January 31 2017 - 7:47 AM.

#6 Offline Martialis - Posted January 31 2017 - 7:43 AM

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Especially 10mm ones.


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#7 Offline Pickselated - Posted February 1 2017 - 2:51 AM

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Thanks for your help guys, someone on the discord chat seems to have identified it as Brachyponera lutea 


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