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[Vendayn]

If it is S. invicta, it wouldn't be TOO surprising. They HAVE been found there (or at least found on the "border") with imported plants and what not, but killed quickly. Also, Pheidole megacephala have also been found there, but also killed quickly (though I think there is a colony of those somewhere that they couldn't manage to handle). However, Australia acts VERY fast and hits very hard against invasive things. If this is Solenopsis invicta, I'd report them to whoever is best to report it to in Australia.

 

It could just be a weird Crematogaster species, but still has a Solenopsis look to her.

Edited by Vendayn, March 29 2016 - 8:35 PM.

[Miles]

I suggest that we take another look at Solenopsis being a possibility here.

[Bcam43]

I believe she's definetly a major Monomorium rubriceps.

 

Check out this link and let me know what you think.

 

http://www.projectno...tings/497486002

[gcsnelling]

Monomorium makes sense to me.

[Trailandstreet]

A thread in our german forum shows an ant which looks very similar to that and it is a Monomorim. Maybe there exists more than only one species of this, because the author is not really sure about.

It's in german, but the links f.e. myrmecologicalnews are english

http://www.ameisenpo...php?f=11&t=1306

[Mdrogun]

This does not look like Solenopsis to me. I attached a picture i found online of a Solenopsis invicta worker and they have the same color but the Solenopsis worker looks way too skinny. I think the most likely genus is Crematogaster, Monomorium or maybe some obscure genus that is relatively unknown.

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Edited by Mdrogun, March 30 2016 - 2:09 PM.

[drtrmiller]

It is definitely not Solenopsis anything.

[Miles]

Yup, that Monomorium ID seems spot on! 

[Bcam43]

Well I stumbled across a colony of these guys under some bark and have moved them into a formicarium.

 

I've got some pictures of the workers and queen below.

 

[Alza]

With different angles, it does not look like solenopsis invicta. Although, the very first picture resembles a solenopsis soldier.