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Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia [11/02/2017]


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#1 Offline Phoenix - Posted November 2 2017 - 7:58 AM

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#1. Location - Glued to a wall outside a bank, same place as usual.
#2. Date of Capture ~ 11/02/2017
#3. Habitat ~ Image - WARNING: Google Maps
#4. Length ~ Around 6 - 7 millimeters. `
#5. Coloration / Hue / Pattern / Texture ~ Legs - Transparent Yellow 
#6. Distinguishing Characteristics ~ Two petiole nodes, bends similar to Crematogasters / Tetramorium. 
#7. Anything Else Distinctive ~ Photophobic Queen.
#8. Nest Description ~ None.
#9. Nuptial Flight [Time & Date] ~ IDK 
#10. Images ~ V 

 

https://imgur.com/FCPhzeI

https://imgur.com/41Ahh8N

https://imgur.com/HZbbF3n

https://imgur.com/sJjAOpA

https://imgur.com/UAdVUBM

https://imgur.com/W7XqXfg

https://imgur.com/AukbUei

 

Initially thought it was Trichomyrmex Destructor, until I noticed its size.


Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

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

#2 Offline CNewton - Posted November 2 2017 - 9:29 AM

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Non-expert guess; Solenopsis sp.



#3 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 2 2017 - 9:38 AM

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He's right, it does look like Solenopsis.


Hawaiiant (Ben)

Keeper of
Miniature Labradoodle
Baby Wolf Spider
Mud Dauber wasp larvae
Ochetellus Glaber
Solenopsis Geminata
Brachymyrmex Obscurior
Cardiocondyla Emeryi
Tetramorium Bicarinatum
Plagiolepis Alluaudi
Anoplolepis Gracilipes
Technomyrmex Difficilis
Pheidole Megacephala
Aholehole fish
Cowrie snail
Sea Fan Worm
100+ sea squirts
Tree seedlings
Ghost Crab
Day Gecko
Small Fat Centipede
Endemic Lacewing larva
Vernal Pool shrimps

#4 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted November 2 2017 - 12:09 PM

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Solenopsis geminata?



#5 Offline Phoenix - Posted November 2 2017 - 4:30 PM

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Solenopsis geminata?

Too small. 


Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

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

#6 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted November 3 2017 - 8:20 AM

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Yep, way too small for S. geminata. Also, the antennae are too long.

Maybe she is a cryptic Solenopsis species.


Hawaiiant (Ben)

Keeper of
Miniature Labradoodle
Baby Wolf Spider
Mud Dauber wasp larvae
Ochetellus Glaber
Solenopsis Geminata
Brachymyrmex Obscurior
Cardiocondyla Emeryi
Tetramorium Bicarinatum
Plagiolepis Alluaudi
Anoplolepis Gracilipes
Technomyrmex Difficilis
Pheidole Megacephala
Aholehole fish
Cowrie snail
Sea Fan Worm
100+ sea squirts
Tree seedlings
Ghost Crab
Day Gecko
Small Fat Centipede
Endemic Lacewing larva
Vernal Pool shrimps

#7 Offline Martialis - Posted December 9 2017 - 10:25 AM

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Can you re-upload those photos if she hasn't died? They seem to have been deleted.


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#8 Offline Phoenix - Posted December 9 2017 - 10:50 PM

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Can you re-upload those photos if she hasn't died? They seem to have been deleted.

She died, but the correct ID was Trichomyrmex destructor

Apparently, the invasive ants here in Malaysia can grow beyond the norm.


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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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