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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 9, 2012 11:00:43 GMT
Next QuestionI am now so common in so many countries I am seen as a pest. I am named after a country which fought a war with Britain over a territorial dispute. What ant am I? (Species name please) 
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Post by TenebrousNova on Apr 9, 2012 11:48:42 GMT
Next QuestionI am now so common in so many countries I am seen as a pest. I am named after a country which fought a war with Britain over a territorial dispute. What ant am I? (Species name please) Linepithema humile, the Argentine Ant? |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 9, 2012 13:20:38 GMT
Linepithema humile, the Argentine Ant? YES  you guys are getting too good at this, I will have to be more devious with the clues next time.  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 9, 2012 13:31:57 GMT
New Question
I was captured in a mating flight back in 1907, and have been found across Europe and North Africa; but have invaded a few areas in Britain. I have queens and males, but no workers of my own, as I get other ants to work for me.
What ant am I?
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Post by UKantz on Apr 9, 2012 16:56:18 GMT
Is it the social parasite anergates?  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 9, 2012 17:47:28 GMT
Is it the social parasite anergates? A very good guess, and you are so close when you say it is a social parasite; but not the right ant I'm sorry to say. |
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Post by UKantz on Apr 9, 2012 17:50:48 GMT
So is it sifolinia?
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 9, 2012 19:02:27 GMT
You've been doing your homework, so you get the *(Gold Star) for giving the correct answer, as this ant species is indeed Sifolinia karavajevi. ;D When I do my next ant question I will post a picture, but be warned it may be harder to ID |
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Post by UKantz on Apr 9, 2012 19:05:21 GMT
I like these games  this was a great idea. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 9, 2012 19:13:20 GMT
New QuestionThis ant is a queen, but do you know which ant species she is? Attachments:
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Post by batspiderfish on Apr 9, 2012 19:19:10 GMT
A very interesting-looking New World ant. This genus likes to nest inside hollow plants. If I'm correct about the species, this ant is named after what is a loose collection of Native American nations in the Southwestern United States. I definitely approve of using pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words. |
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Post by UKantz on Apr 9, 2012 19:22:04 GMT
It almost looked like a driver ant worker, but I'm stuck on this one |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 9, 2012 19:58:57 GMT
A very interesting-looking New World ant. This genus likes to nest inside hollow plants. If I'm correct about the species, this ant is named after what is a loose collection of Native American nations in the Southwestern United States. I definitely approve of using pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words. Sorry BSF, but this lady is definitely from the Old World |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 9, 2012 20:30:04 GMT
New ClueYou might have seen this ant in the movie "Zulu" if the film had shown any ants. Attachments:
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Post by batspiderfish on Apr 9, 2012 21:04:38 GMT
Oh! If it's from the Old World, then that would make this Tetraponera natalensis. My first guess, Pseudomyrmex apache, is very similar in appearance.  Touche! It looks like the first petiole on Pseudomyrmex is much smaller, proportionately, compared to Tetraponera. |
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