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Amarillo, TX 6-22-2017

Started By Jonstep85 , Jun 22 2017 3:47 PM

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#1 Offline Jonstep85 - Posted June 22 2017 - 3:47 PM

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I saw this "Ant War" going on while anting yesterday afternoon. My pictures of Queens I dug up have been possibly identified as Crematogaster. I'm hoping my queens and these ants are the same species as they are very active and entertaining to watch. I was wondering if I could get an ID for the ants in the pictures that are attacking the Pogonomyrmex. When I see the red and black ants, they are always running around like they are being attacked. I have also seen these ants in sizes from 3mm all the way up to the size of Pogonomermex. I'm not sure these are all the same species or if they vary wildly in size. By the way, I think the possible Crematogaster won that battle, though I checked on them today and there is a cease-fire. The Pogonomyrmex are still around.

Amarillo, TX
6-21-2017
6mm to 9mm
Red heads and thorax, black gasters
Ants tend to run like they are crazy all the time
They are very aggressive to any disturbance.






Edited by Jonstep85, June 22 2017 - 3:56 PM.

#2 Offline Spamdy - Posted June 22 2017 - 4:49 PM

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I believe this is Formica spp.

All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens

#3 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted June 22 2017 - 4:53 PM

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Formica sp.


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#4 Offline Jonstep85 - Posted June 24 2017 - 8:34 PM

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I finally got some better pictures of these ants. I'm trying to get as accurate as possible of an ID as I want to get a queen of this species. This ant is 6mm. Some of them were bigger at 7mm maybe even 8mm.




Edited by Jonstep85, June 24 2017 - 8:36 PM.

#5 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted June 24 2017 - 9:34 PM

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There should be a picture of the front of the head too. ;)

Also, I don't know what camera you are using, but more light and less ISO/noise would help with the detail.


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#6 Offline Jonstep85 - Posted June 25 2017 - 1:03 PM

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Hopefully these are better, along with a head shot.




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