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Ankara, Turkey 14.04.2017

Started By Austin , Apr 14 2017 8:34 AM

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#1 Offline Austin - Posted April 14 2017 - 8:34 AM

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I've found these guys in near park. I'm not really sure about their length, I didn't had ruler with me but they were around 4-6 millimeters. They were agile and were able to see fairly well. Their antennal segment count is 12.  I'm thinking that they might be Formica cunicularia but I'm not really sure. Thanks.

 

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#2 Offline Martialis - Posted April 14 2017 - 9:45 AM

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The images aren't working.


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#3 Offline Miles - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:01 AM

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Definitely a Formica species.


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#4 Offline Spamdy - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:05 AM

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Definitely a Formica species.

I second that!


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All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens

#5 Offline Austin - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:09 AM

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The images aren't working.

I'm sorry to hear that. I've re-uploaded them for you:

http://tinypic.com/v...=9#.WPEf4vmLS01


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#6 Offline Austin - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:11 AM

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Definitely a Formica species.

Formica sanguinea maybe? They look identical to me :)


#7 Offline Martialis - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:12 AM

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Formica sp.


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#8 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted April 14 2017 - 11:52 AM

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Formica for sure probably F. sanguinea.


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#9 Offline Georgeev - Posted April 17 2017 - 9:20 AM

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I live in cyprus which is very close to you and formica clara according to antmaps.org is the only native formica species in my country.And I'm pretty confident that these are formica clara


#10 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted April 18 2017 - 12:06 PM

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I live in cyprus which is very close to you and formica clara according to antmaps.org is the only native formica species in my country.And I'm pretty confident that these are formica clara

Yes, could be that species too.


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