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Athens,Greece Queen ant found in peach pit?

Started By alex-barty , Jul 21 2020 3:54 AM

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#1 Offline alex-barty - Posted July 21 2020 - 3:54 AM

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Hey guys,a friend of mine found this in a peach pit,is she actually an ant queen?I fo not know where this peach was harvested,maybe not even in Greece.Her whole body looks very dark brown maybe even black and her legs are a ligh brown colour.Can you help me ID her?I've never heard of ant nesting in fruit pits.Measurement is in CM/MM

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#2 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 21 2020 - 4:15 AM

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Lasius sp. maybe niger.


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#3 Offline alex-barty - Posted July 21 2020 - 5:06 AM

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Could it be platythorax?Her thorax looks similar

#4 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 21 2020 - 6:28 AM

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Could be.


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

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