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#1 Offline skocko76 - Posted May 28 2018 - 3:49 AM

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This alate queen flew into my apartment. I noticed her on floor tiles and quickly caught her in a test tube.

She was very quick and tried to escape, running left-right in the tube.

The weird thing is this: It was dead within 30 minutes.

I went outside to look for other queens, but found none. Upon my return I noticed she was dead.

So I don't know whether there was a nuptial flight or she got ejected from her colony due to disease or weak heart, whatever.

She is 7mm long, brown with lighter legs.

Anyway, what species could it be? Tapinoma sp.?

 

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#2 Offline Phoenix - Posted May 28 2018 - 5:59 AM

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I don't think Tapinoma queens can grow that big if I'm not mistaken.


Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

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

#3 Offline GeorgeK - Posted May 28 2018 - 10:21 AM

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Hello from Serbia here. I had a test flight of only tapinoma or tetramorium (not sure) males in my room yesteday. The weather and time of year would suggest its tapinomas/tetramoriums.


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#4 Offline super_oil - Posted May 28 2018 - 1:23 PM

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Could be a parasitic Lasius.


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#5 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted May 31 2018 - 10:46 AM

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Looks like it has a acidopore, if so Tapinoma is not a possibility. Lasius and Lepisiota are my guesses.


Edited by Jonathan21700, May 31 2018 - 10:47 AM.






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