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#1 Offline zenzen - Posted August 16 2017 - 9:24 AM

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Fire ant looking alate with long waist, male Solenopsis alate? It removed its wings for some reason so not totally sure if its male/female.

Sorry for the terrible pictures on this one, it wouldn't stop running around

 

Location: Northern Orlando area

Date: early August

Habitat: open grassy neighborhood sidewalk

Length: 5-6mm

Color, hue, pattern and texture: black gaster, red body

Distinguishing characteristics: looks almost exactly like a normal RIFA worker, but with a much longer waist and larger thorax
Distinguishing behavior: used to have wings but removed them, hasn't started laying any eggs, won't stop running around when I have the test tube uncovered
Nest description: no idea where it came from
 
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#2 Offline NZAntKeeper - Posted August 16 2017 - 10:43 AM

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tetramorium bicarinatum

My Youtube Channel
https://m.youtube.co...R--GtDfJdaJjWpQ

Species I have kept or are keeping
-Nylanderia sp?
-Pheidole sp
-Pachycondyla Castanea (I didn't catch the queen sadly)
-Monomorium Antarcticum
-Iridomyrmex sp
-Ochetellus Glaber

-Amblyopone Australis


#3 Offline zenzen - Posted August 16 2017 - 3:32 PM

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I never noticed the spikes until looking that species up, definitely looks like it! Would you say this is definitely a queen then? It doesn't seem very happy in the test tube setup, but I can't find anything online about why. Hope it's not sick or anything  :(



#4 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted September 10 2017 - 4:28 AM

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I never noticed the spikes until looking that species up, definitely looks like it! Would you say this is definitely a queen then? It doesn't seem very happy in the test tube setup, but I can't find anything online about why. Hope it's not sick or anything :(


I don't think she's sick. Some of my queens do the same thing. They're happy and content in their test tube, but when I open the drawer to look a them, they get really agitated and start pulling at the cotton, and it takes a few minutes for them to calm down.
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#5 Offline Phoenix - Posted September 12 2017 - 7:31 AM

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They Are A Semi-Claustral Species, Was Probably Attempting To Forage.

http://www.formicult...nanitic-9-7-17/


Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp.  Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 




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