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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:01 PM
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I need help iding these ants. I bought them under the impression they were teramorium but I'm not convinced. They are lightning fast and the queen can't be more than 4mm and not much bigger than the workers.pictures to follow. 3 queens are getting along quite nicely as evident by the brood everywhere and the queens in close proximity to each other. these were caught in southern Maine. I'm not even sure they are poly.
Edited by Diesel, December 11 2017 - 3:14 PM.
Ant Species kept
Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)
Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)
Camponotus Nearticus-formerly
Tetramorium sp.-formerly
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly
Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active
Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly
Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly
Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active
Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active
Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active
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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:04 PM
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Ant Species kept
Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)
Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)
Camponotus Nearticus-formerly
Tetramorium sp.-formerly
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly
Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active
Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly
Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly
Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active
Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active
Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active
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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:23 PM
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Look like Tapinoma to me. Thank you for posting the pictures in the body of your message.
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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:30 PM
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Sorry to say dude unfortunately its tapinoma 100 percent...sorry to bare the bad news
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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:34 PM
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oh I'm not mad about it I just needed a confirmation. I like the population explosion I'm having
Ant Species kept
Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)
Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)
Camponotus Nearticus-formerly
Tetramorium sp.-formerly
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly
Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active
Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly
Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly
Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active
Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active
Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active
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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:37 PM
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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:39 PM
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yeah eggs and larvae. there's got be 300 or more
Edited by Diesel, December 11 2017 - 3:40 PM.
Ant Species kept
Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)
Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)
Camponotus Nearticus-formerly
Tetramorium sp.-formerly
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly
Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active
Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly
Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly
Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active
Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active
Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active
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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:43 PM
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Since this is already answered, I love tapioca
I'm here to learn, mostly.
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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:43 PM
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That queen does some work!
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Posted December 11 2017 - 3:46 PM
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lol I tried to edit it but couldn't haha. there are 3 queens constantly laying
Ant Species kept
Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)
Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)
Camponotus Nearticus-formerly
Tetramorium sp.-formerly
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly
Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active
Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly
Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly
Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active
Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active
Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active
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Posted December 11 2017 - 5:07 PM
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Tapinoma species are pretty awesome. My personal favorite is Tapinoma melanocephalum. In Hawaii, I got a couple workers from a queen.
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Posted December 12 2017 - 4:29 AM
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He stated that it was a typo above.
The eggs do look like tapioca, though.
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Posted December 12 2017 - 6:47 AM
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well i for filed the fast growing part but not the species, i have failed
lol are they in a soda bottle
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Posted December 12 2017 - 9:46 AM
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He stated that it was a typo above.
The eggs do look like tapioca, though.
Are you suggesting that you are able to ID this species based off the eggs?
yeah eggs and larvae. there's got be 300 or more
Yeah, that's pretty crazy growth.
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Posted December 12 2017 - 9:57 AM
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He stated that it was a typo above.
The eggs do look like tapioca, though.
Are you suggesting that you are able to ID this species based off the eggs?
yeah eggs and larvae. there's got be 300 or more
Yeah, that's pretty crazy growth.
Tapioca tastes g00d
I'm saying that the eggs resemble light colored tapioca balls. (They're the "bubbles" in bubble tea)
Edited by Connectimyrmex, December 12 2017 - 11:54 AM.
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Posted December 13 2017 - 9:01 PM
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This was the largest brood amount I have had in a small colony.
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Posted December 14 2017 - 5:50 AM
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is that Tapinoma Or tetra?
Ant Species kept
Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)
Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)
Camponotus Nearticus-formerly
Tetramorium sp.-formerly
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly
Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active
Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly
Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly
Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active
Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active
Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active
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Posted December 14 2017 - 6:33 AM
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is that Tapinoma Or tetra?
I don't believe they are Tetramorium from looking at them, this is a shot of my Tetramorium with a macro lens:
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