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strange Pheidole Camponotus hybrid looking ants with long legs

Started By CoolColJ , Jun 28 2018 6:03 AM

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#1 Offline CoolColJ - Posted June 28 2018 - 6:03 AM

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Their worker size does not seem like typical Pheidole ants, but they do have similar looking majors

Workers look like Camponotus...

 

Workers: 6 - 7 mm, Soldiers: 8 - 9 mm, Queen: 10 - 11 mm

 

edit - apparently they are called Pheidole Longipes

http://termitesandan...e-longipes.html

 


Edited by CoolColJ, June 28 2018 - 6:07 AM.

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#2 Offline Skwiggledork - Posted June 28 2018 - 6:10 AM

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Wow. They look amazing. I need to move to Australia. lol


#3 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted June 28 2018 - 7:27 AM

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#4 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 28 2018 - 8:22 AM

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#5 Offline LC3 - Posted June 28 2018 - 11:49 AM

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There are quite a decent number of long legged Pheidole species out there.

Edited by LC3, June 28 2018 - 11:49 AM.

#6 Offline CoolColJ - Posted June 28 2018 - 2:10 PM

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Are you planning on keeping them?

 

 

If I ever find a queen - doubt anyone is selling these :)


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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