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Found this ant with wings


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#1 Offline FaintDallas - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:13 PM

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So we found this ant, has wings, is red, couldn't find it by looking up its details, if anyone has any information on species, king, or queen, would be greatly appreciated.

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https://gyazo.com/dd...81d2431798a1e19

Sorry if its blurry, didn't want it flying away



#2 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:16 PM

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try embedding the photo, it isn't working for me.


I accidentally froze all my ants 


#3 Offline JJlikesants837363939 - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:20 PM

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where did you find the ant. What state



#4 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:23 PM

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It might be the angle, but I don't think that's an ant.



#5 Offline JJlikesants837363939 - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:24 PM

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I was thinking that to. it looks more like some kind of beetle


Edited by JJlikesants837363939, September 24 2017 - 1:25 PM.


#6 Offline FaintDallas - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:35 PM

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no definitly an ant, british columbia canada



#7 Offline FaintDallas - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:40 PM

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heres another pic 

https://gyazo.com/7f...731adeb515af64e



#8 Offline gcsnelling - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:41 PM

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I have gone against my usual rule of not looking at outside links. Shame on me. This is a wasp.



#9 Offline FaintDallas - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:41 PM

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we don't have wasps like that here



#10 Offline JJlikesants837363939 - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:42 PM

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try to get better photos of the ant



#11 Offline FaintDallas - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:43 PM

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no stinger, held it for quite some time w/o being stung


what angle? those 2 are all i thought of, keeps tryna escape so tryna hard lol



#12 Offline gcsnelling - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:43 PM

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Ok I stand corrected this is not a wasp. I will once again go back not looking at outside links.


Edited by gcsnelling, September 24 2017 - 1:46 PM.

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#13 Offline JJlikesants837363939 - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:44 PM

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it doesn't look like an ant still to me maybe a species I have never seen before



#14 Offline JJlikesants837363939 - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:46 PM

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the antenna of the insect don't seem to bend like an ants would


otherwise it looks like an ant sorry that i can't help



#15 Offline FaintDallas - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:46 PM

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he's moving it alot and cleaning the antennas, was tryna take a pic when he wasnt moving them



#16 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:47 PM

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no stinger, held it for quite some time w/o being stung


what angle? those 2 are all i thought of, keeps tryna escape so tryna hard lol

what about male velvet ants(wasps), they have wings and can't sting. They are also everywhere, pretty common.


Edited by TennesseeAnts, September 24 2017 - 1:48 PM.

I accidentally froze all my ants 


#17 Offline JJlikesants837363939 - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:47 PM

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are his antenna bent at all



#18 Offline FaintDallas - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:49 PM

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no stinger, held it for quite some time w/o being stung


what angle? those 2 are all i thought of, keeps tryna escape so tryna hard lol

what about male velvet ants(wasps), they have wings and can't sting.

 

Looked that ant up, it isn't one of those.


are his antenna bent at all

 

 

they look bent sideways abit, also keeps slapping them towards each other



#19 Offline FaintDallas - Posted September 24 2017 - 1:50 PM

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Never seen one like this before today



#20 Offline gcsnelling - Posted September 24 2017 - 2:00 PM

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This is too painful, try Ichneumonidae, maybe something along the lines of genus Trogus.


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