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Post by Wood~Ant on May 1, 2012 7:59:29 GMT
New GameI am an ant species which uses workers to store food, and have been given the name of Honey Pot Ants by humans. What ant species do you think I am? 
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Post by philip369 on May 1, 2012 12:18:52 GMT
Camponotus inflatus is what I was told Honey pot ants are but there is a lot of ants with the nick name Honey Pot ants I think Myrmecocystus mexicanus is also one  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on May 1, 2012 13:25:27 GMT
Camponotus inflatus is what I was told Honey pot ants are but there is a lot of ants with the nick name Honey Pot ants I think Myrmecocystus mexicanus is also one Excellent guesses on both species, but neither are the correct answer.  |
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Post by batspiderfish on May 2, 2012 4:59:50 GMT
This is a good one! It's a genus/species I didn't know about before; it looked a lot to me like Camponotus, but there was something not right about the way the head was seated on the thorax, which reminded me of Cataglyphis. I eventually broke down and read up on the several genera that go by the name "honeypot". |
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Post by Wood~Ant on May 2, 2012 7:22:47 GMT
Okay, just a small clue to help guys. This ant is not found in the American continent, so it is definitely NOT a Myrmecocystus species; but as you can see it certainly is a Honey Pot Ant  Attachments:
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Post by UKantz on May 2, 2012 14:59:55 GMT
Are the ants located in Africa?
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Post by Wood~Ant on May 2, 2012 15:52:40 GMT
Are the ants located in Africa? They are in a continent which begins with A. ;D |
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Post by Blem12 on May 2, 2012 16:35:36 GMT
Melophorus bagoti?  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on May 2, 2012 16:45:41 GMT
Melophorus bagoti? Well done Blem, you've evidently done your homework It is indeed Melophorus bagoti  |
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Post by batspiderfish on May 2, 2012 17:29:16 GMT
Haha. Isn't that second picture Camponotus inflatus? Or at least some black Melophorus? |
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Post by Jenny on May 2, 2012 17:54:38 GMT
Haha. Isn't that second picture Camponotus inflatus? Or at least some black Melophorus? The ants are a Melophorus species, but giving away the exact species would have made it too easy. |
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Post by batspiderfish on May 2, 2012 18:15:11 GMT
Well the Melophorus bagoti repletes are also blondies, so it looks like there are two species in this ID. |
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Post by Zarbi on May 2, 2012 18:49:04 GMT
Well the Melophorus bagoti repletes are also blondies, so it looks like there are two species in this ID. Yes, but the 2nd photo was a "red herring" I reckon meant to add a touch of confusion and guess work to the game. ;D  |
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