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How do I identify Odontoponera Queens?


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#1 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 14 2019 - 6:07 PM

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They look like workers but their thorax is bigger. How do I even tell? Do I have to capture every Odontoponera I see?

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#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted March 14 2019 - 6:30 PM

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They are a bit bigger and have a larger thorax. Here is a link to some photos (the queen is in the centre and middle-left photo):https://antofchina.s...m/Odontoponera/
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#3 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 14 2019 - 6:38 PM

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They are a bit bigger and have a larger thorax. Here is a link to some photos (the queen is in the centre and middle-left photo):https://antofchina.s...m/Odontoponera/


Slightly larger? They tryna make me ragequit? It's impossible to tell. Why does the queen look so similar to workers?

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#4 Offline Leo - Posted March 14 2019 - 8:42 PM

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It is very possible to tell.

 

No offense, but you want hard? Try to find and ergatoid queen of leptogenys while they are moving and stinging. THAT is hard


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#5 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 14 2019 - 9:00 PM

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It is very possible to tell.
 
No offense, but you want hard? Try to find and ergatoid queen of leptogenys while they are moving and stinging. THAT is hard

What?

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#6 Offline Leo - Posted March 14 2019 - 10:31 PM

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An ergatoid queen, is a queen that looks like a worker. but with a slightly larger gaster. No wing scars.



#7 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 14 2019 - 10:46 PM

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Where am I to most likely see one? Not the ergatroid the odontoponera queen

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#8 Offline Leo - Posted March 14 2019 - 10:49 PM

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There are no ergatoid odontopoera queens



#9 Offline Hightlyze - Posted March 14 2019 - 10:53 PM

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I'm talking about odontoponera queens and where could I most likely find them.

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#10 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 15 2019 - 6:20 AM

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I don't live in asia , but try looking after a storm on a sunny day. It works for Brachyponera in America. If you want it really easy, look for queens with their wings still on. Just not near a nest, as she will be infertile.




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