arcfyre
Nurse Ant
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Post by arcfyre on Feb 9, 2016 17:30:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2016 18:13:26 GMT
Very nice queen!
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Post by Wood~Ant on Feb 9, 2016 19:16:58 GMT
As her pupae have made cocoons she is clearly a Formicine ant, but I am not sure enough to say what species she is. Genus may be Camponotus perhaps, but I'm not entirely certain.
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arcfyre
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Post by arcfyre on Feb 10, 2016 11:10:04 GMT
I posted this a while ago. This is a worker ant of the queen I have. Used a better camera, maybe u will have a easier job identifying them now mate
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arcfyre
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Post by arcfyre on Feb 10, 2016 11:41:13 GMT
It looks like a carpenter ant to me. If I look on Google. They are one node ants. And their backs look the same...more or less...and their hairs also...what do you think and if so...have you dealt with carpenter ants before? What can u tell me about them
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arcfyre
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Post by arcfyre on Feb 10, 2016 14:30:25 GMT
One issue I think I have is mold...in the entrance of this cotton where I feed water..doesn't that look like mold? Should I move the queen out? Or what? And if I have to move her our...how do I do that?
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arcfyre
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Post by arcfyre on Feb 10, 2016 14:40:59 GMT
okay after more Google I've found its not a carpenter ant...doesn't even come close to living in my continent. So now I'm still stuck. Plz guys help me...my queen can't rule her nest without a proper name..what will they call her??!!
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arcfyre
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Post by arcfyre on Feb 10, 2016 15:18:59 GMT
Camponotus niveosetosus
Camponotus Petersii One of these two are my queen species...what do you guys think. Petersii is the most commonly found it says...
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Post by Jenny on Feb 11, 2016 18:11:12 GMT
Unfortunately we are not proffesional entomologists, we are all amateur hobbyists here. IDs can only be done in a lab under a microscope by an entomologist. Most of them happen to frequent facebook if you can get them to answer. We do not do like other forums, and fob you off with any answer that might fit. If members here don't know then it will go unanswered, sorry.
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