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Small black queen - Sydney, Australia 17th May 2018


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#1 Offline CoolColJ - Posted May 16 2018 - 7:42 PM

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1. My backyard in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia.

2.17th may 2018
3. Found her under a brick, damp soil underneath
4. Length 4-5mm
 

As soon as I pulled the brick up she started running and trying to tunnel under some soil

Whatever she is, they had flights recently as I check the same brick a few days ago and she was not there.

 

Pretty small and thin, around 4-5mm

She has been sipping a little on the honey foil I put into this temporary plastic test tube.
She can not run on it - looks like she is treadmilling when she tries to run in this plastic test tube!

 

Any idea on what she is? I know she is a queen for sure

 

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After drinking the honey, she stayed in this pose for quite a while, before tread milling to the cotton


Edited by CoolColJ, May 16 2018 - 7:42 PM.

Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/

Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/


#2 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted May 16 2018 - 8:54 PM

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Keys have led me to Ponera clavicornis I believe. I could be wrong though.


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#3 Offline CoolColJ - Posted May 17 2018 - 6:37 PM

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Someone suggested platythyrea?


Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/

Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/





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