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Tetra, monomorium,tapioca I dunno you tell me.

Started By Diesel , Dec 11 2017 3:01 PM

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#1 Offline Diesel - 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

#2 Offline Diesel - 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

#3 Offline gcsnelling - 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.


#4 Offline NikolaBale - 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 


#5 Offline Diesel - 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

#6 Offline T.C. - Posted December 11 2017 - 3:37 PM

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Are those eggs?

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#7 Offline Diesel - 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

#8 Offline Penguin - Posted December 11 2017 - 3:43 PM

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Since this is already answered, I love tapioca


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#9 Offline Kevin - Posted December 11 2017 - 3:43 PM

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That queen does some work!


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#10 Offline Diesel - 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

#11 Offline Connectimyrmex - 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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#12 Offline VoidElecent - Posted December 11 2017 - 6:03 PM

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These are undoubtedly tapioca.


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#13 Offline Martialis - Posted December 11 2017 - 6:45 PM

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These are undoubtedly tapioca.

 

Agreed.


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#14 Offline Connectimyrmex - 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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Technomyrmex Difficilis
Pheidole Megacephala
Aholehole fish
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Sea Fan Worm
100+ sea squirts
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Day Gecko
Small Fat Centipede
Endemic Lacewing larva
Vernal Pool shrimps

#15 Offline Hunter - 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


#16 Offline T.C. - 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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#17 Offline Connectimyrmex - 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.

Hawaiiant (Ben)

Keeper of
Miniature Labradoodle
Baby Wolf Spider
Mud Dauber wasp larvae
Ochetellus Glaber
Solenopsis Geminata
Brachymyrmex Obscurior
Cardiocondyla Emeryi
Tetramorium Bicarinatum
Plagiolepis Alluaudi
Anoplolepis Gracilipes
Technomyrmex Difficilis
Pheidole Megacephala
Aholehole fish
Cowrie snail
Sea Fan Worm
100+ sea squirts
Tree seedlings
Ghost Crab
Day Gecko
Small Fat Centipede
Endemic Lacewing larva
Vernal Pool shrimps

#18 Offline T.C. - 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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#19 Offline Diesel - 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

#20 Offline noebl1 - 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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