Is this Tapinoma? Queen is around 3,5mm and nanitic 1,5mm. They are fast, just like T. melanocephalum.
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Is this Tapinoma? Queen is around 3,5mm and nanitic 1,5mm. They are fast, just like T. melanocephalum.
Based on the queen's head shape and the worker coloring they are not T. melanocephalum. I'm not familiar with many species outside of where I live so you should wait for someone with more knowledge. Being "fast" is also not a good indicator of species, however I will say they seem to be in the genus Tapinoma, I'm just not sure as to what species.
I'm going to hazard a guess that this is a Philidris species. They generally nest in living plants I believe, but they seem to be doing well in the tube. It would be cool if you made a journal, I do not believe there is one of this Genus on the forum yet.
Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.
However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:
Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).
I'm going to hazard a guess that this is a Philidris species. They generally nest in living plants I believe, but they seem to be doing well in the tube. It would be cool if you made a journal, I do not believe there is one of this Genus on the forum yet.
I had no clue that was even a thing.
Edited by Manitobant, March 25 2021 - 7:21 AM.
I think this could be Tapinoma andamanense. The queen's strange elongated-ness seems to fit there.
Or it could be one of the many subspecies of those.
https://www.antwiki....oma_andamanense
Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.
However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:
Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).
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