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Started By kingant18 , Jun 11 2017 2:30 PM

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#1 Offline kingant18 - Posted June 11 2017 - 2:30 PM

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#2 Offline Spamdy - Posted June 11 2017 - 2:54 PM

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Wow, is this a Id thread? Are we supposed to guess what you found? Be surprised? Help you? Well guess what if you want us to ID it then you need to post a proper ID thread.

All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens

#3 Offline Cameron C. Thomas - Posted June 11 2017 - 3:19 PM

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Wow, is this a Id thread? Are we supposed to guess what you found? Be surprised? Help you? Well guess what if you want us to ID it then you need to post a proper ID thread.


Historical image of possible candidate species:
 
Empire Of The Ants - Island Scene

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#4 Offline Martialis - Posted June 11 2017 - 3:44 PM

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Is that Veromesssor?

 

 

 

Wait, this thing looks closer to Paraponera!


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#5 Offline Spamdy - Posted June 11 2017 - 4:55 PM

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Someone move this to Sandbox.

All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens

#6 Offline T.C. - Posted June 11 2017 - 6:38 PM

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Wow, is this a Id thread? Are we supposed to guess what you found? Be surprised? Help you? Well guess what if you want us to ID it then you need to post a proper ID thread.

Historical image of possible candidate species:

Doesn't sound quite as agressive, as those. It's probably something more like this.

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#7 Offline VoidElecent - Posted June 11 2017 - 7:07 PM

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Oh, this is Pinkomyrmex floyderus. What a catch!!!


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#8 Offline Cameron C. Thomas - Posted June 11 2017 - 7:20 PM

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Oh, this is Pinkomyrmex floyderus. What a catch!!!

 

Sorry friend, but I think you're a bit off the mark. This one is missing the distinctly colored coverts of Pinkomyrmex, and the tarsal length is way off.

 

Pinkomyrmex floyderus

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#9 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted June 11 2017 - 7:27 PM

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I imagine this person will still want their ant identified when they figure out how to do so appropriately. Maybe take it down a notch?

 

As if nobody comes looking for identifications without the proper details... ;)


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#10 Offline Californian Anter - Posted June 11 2017 - 7:35 PM

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Oh, this is Pinkomyrmex floyderus. What a catch!!!

Did you know that if you put "Pinkomyrmex" into Google Search all 7 options lead to formiculture?


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#11 Offline Californian Anter - Posted June 11 2017 - 7:45 PM

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Wait and also go to the images section.


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#12 Offline Spamdy - Posted June 11 2017 - 8:16 PM

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Here at Formiculture all roads lead to Pinkomyrmex floyderus.
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All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens

#13 Offline T.C. - Posted June 11 2017 - 8:32 PM

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Oh, this is Pinkomyrmex floyderus. What a catch!!!

Did you know that if you put "Pinkomyrmex" into Google Search all 7 options lead to formiculture?

Not sure if you know this or not, but Pinkomyrmex isn't real :P Don't even say, "I know" either, because why else would have you Googled it? :lol:

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#14 Offline Californian Anter - Posted June 11 2017 - 8:44 PM

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Oh, this is Pinkomyrmex floyderus. What a catch!!!

Did you know that if you put "Pinkomyrmex" into Google Search all 7 options lead to formiculture?

Not sure if you know this or not, but Pinkomyrmex isn't real :P Don't even say, "I know" either, because why else would have you Googled it? :lol:

 

Uh I definitely know it isn't real. I have been active in the Pinkomyrmex journal for a while now...


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Camponotus Vicinus

Prenolepis Imparis

Tetramorium Sp. E x2

#15 Offline T.C. - Posted June 11 2017 - 8:47 PM

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Oh, this is Pinkomyrmex floyderus. What a catch!!!

Did you know that if you put "Pinkomyrmex" into Google Search all 7 options lead to formiculture?

Not sure if you know this or not, but Pinkomyrmex isn't real :P Don't even say, "I know" either, because why else would have you Googled it? :lol:
Uh I definitely know it isn't real. I have been active in the Pinkomyrmex journal for a while now...

I'm just messing with ya. #Jokefail :(

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#16 Offline Spamdy - Posted June 11 2017 - 9:20 PM

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*Gasp* In Nathants "my ants" section, Pinkomyrmex Floyderus is nowhere to be seen!!!

All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens

#17 Offline Reacker - Posted June 11 2017 - 10:12 PM

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#18 Offline Antking117 - Posted June 11 2017 - 10:36 PM

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#19 Offline Spamdy - Posted June 11 2017 - 10:41 PM

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I'm surprised this hasn't been moved to sandbox yet...

All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens

#20 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 11 2017 - 11:10 PM

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Deductive reasoning has lead me to believe his ant is NOT Brachymyrmex.


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