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Old Town/Wilayah Persekutuan/Malaysia - 14th Of April '17

Started By Phoenix , Apr 14 2017 9:26 AM

Best Answer Jonathan21700 , April 14 2017 - 12:21 PM

Maybe Nylanderia sp.?

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#1 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 14 2017 - 9:26 AM

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1. Old Town/Wilayah Persekutuan/Malaysia
2. Around 8 P.M. to 9 P.M. ~ 14th Of April '17
3. Outside Of A Public Bank, Clinging Onto The Wall
4. 5 Millimeters
5. Yellow Stripes Underneath Gaster
6. One Petiole Node
7. Wobbles Around Aimlessly
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Presuming: Really Tiny Camponotus Queen, Measurements Aren't Wrong & Unit Confirmed; I Tripled Checked
 
EDIT: And should I be wrong, it ain't an Ant isn't she?

Edited by Phoenix, April 14 2017 - 9:44 AM.

Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#2 Offline Martialis - Posted April 14 2017 - 9:43 AM

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It's a queen, but 50 millimeters?! Are you 110% sure the measurements aren't wrong?


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#3 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 14 2017 - 9:44 AM

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It's a queen, but 50 millimeters?! Are you 110% sure the

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Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#4 Offline Spamdy - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:01 AM

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That is tiny, 5 millimeters, Please check measurements, it is a queen, but if the measurements are right that means before it turned into an adult it was really underfed, which is not good, because underfed queens have a low success rate on establishing a colony.


All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens

#5 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:05 AM

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That is tiny, 5 millimeters, Please check measurements, it is a queen, but if the measurements are right that means before it turned into an adult it was really underfed, which is not good, because underfed queens have a low success rate on establishing a colony.

6 Millimeters, if you included antenna.

Well, I have other Queens to compensate; perhaps there's still some ray of hope in the seemingly bottomless pit.


Edited by Phoenix, April 14 2017 - 10:09 AM.

Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#6 Offline Martialis - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:11 AM

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There are many 5 millimeter queens.


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#7 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:13 AM

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There are many 5 millimeter queens.

Safe to ID, or wait till she survives, and have her first batch of workers?


Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#8 Offline Martialis - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:32 AM

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It's okay to ID her now.


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#9 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted April 14 2017 - 12:21 PM   Best Answer

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Maybe Nylanderia sp.?


#10 Offline Spamdy - Posted April 14 2017 - 12:24 PM

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There are many 5 millimeter queen

 

I know but for the Camponotus there are none I am aware of.


All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens

#11 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 14 2017 - 4:18 PM

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Maybe Nylanderia Sp.?

Yeah, gonna have to concur; much more believable than Camponotus.

 

EDIT: She has laid small droplets of eggs, concurring with Nylanderia Sp.


Edited by Phoenix, April 15 2017 - 6:54 AM.

Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp. — Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 
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