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Post by Jenny on Apr 9, 2012 22:11:37 GMT
The movie name gave it away. Well done Batspiderfish  |
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Post by batspiderfish on Apr 10, 2012 1:18:23 GMT
I live in the Eastern and Western United States, and I am having a bit of an identity crisis right now. I wish we didn't have to bleed our larvae to feed; it's a good thing there are only about 16 of us in this nest.
What species am I?
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Post by Zarbi on Apr 10, 2012 8:11:26 GMT
Thinking of Dracula here, I am guessing at Amblyopone pallipes as the ant species?  |
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Post by batspiderfish on Apr 10, 2012 16:15:01 GMT
Yep! That's right! Now known as Stigmatomma pallipes. I was shocked when I found out just how small their colonies are. I'm definitely on the lookout for a queen of this species in my area, though it is a specialist predator of Geophilidae centipedes.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 11, 2012 8:22:19 GMT
Next QuestionAs you can see I collect seeds, making me a Harvester Ant. I live in the New World too. What ant species am I?  Attachments:
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Post by UKantz on Apr 11, 2012 16:14:16 GMT
I know this is probably wrong but is it Pogonomyrmex barbatus?
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Post by Jenny on Apr 11, 2012 16:31:09 GMT
I know this is probably wrong but is it Pogonomyrmex barbatus? Very good guess, but Pogo barbatus is all red.  |
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Post by UKantz on Apr 11, 2012 18:37:08 GMT
Oh yeh my bad ;D I'm stuck, any chance of a clue  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 11, 2012 19:07:41 GMT
I'm stuck, any chance of a clue You are right on the genera, but not the species yet. |
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Post by batspiderfish on Apr 11, 2012 19:13:08 GMT
Is the species found in both the old world and the new world, or just the genus?
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Post by UKantz on Apr 11, 2012 19:18:40 GMT
So am I right in saying its Pogonomyrmex rugosus? |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 12, 2012 7:04:46 GMT
New ClueAs nobody has guessed me yet, I am a Pogonomyrmex species which lives in the New World; but I am not found north of the equator, so I am not a native of the USA.
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Post by Blem12 on Apr 12, 2012 9:54:41 GMT
Could this be Pognomyrmex rostratus?
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 12, 2012 10:01:54 GMT
Could this be Pognomyrmex rostratus? Spot on Blem12, you get the gold star * for this is indeed P. rastratus which can be found in Argentina's Pampas region.  This game is now locked, as I will start a new game soon. |
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