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Just confirming this is tetramorium. :)

Started By Devi , Sep 14 2020 3:26 PM

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#1 Offline Devi - Posted September 14 2020 - 3:26 PM

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I found this queen a couple weeks back and have had her for about two weeks now. She has lots of brood and I kinda forgot about her until today, lol. I found another queen that I would probably rather keep, (I'll post an ID post for that after this) and sadly I don't have enough equiptment to house her. I already have multiple thriving tetramorium colonies, and considering how hardy they are, I'm probably going to let this queen go unfortunately. Just making sure it is tetramorium, if it is something really cool I'll figure something out to keep her, but I'm 90% sure it's tetra. The only reason I'm posting is because it looks like it could possibly be Temnothorax or something else, (unlikely but possible.) I think this is an easy ID by picture, so I won't write the list format. (I don't remember most of it because I found her a while ago anyway)

Edited by Devi, September 14 2020 - 3:27 PM.

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#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 14 2020 - 3:27 PM

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I would believe so. but then again, i am not the best IDer.

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#3 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 14 2020 - 4:06 PM

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Yes, immigrans. Or maybe caesipitum, but immigrans is the go to for NA tetras.

#4 Online ANTdrew - Posted September 14 2020 - 4:21 PM

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Definitely Tetramorium. Temnothorax are WAY smaller.

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#5 Offline Antkid12 - Posted September 15 2020 - 8:08 AM

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Tetramorium immigrans

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!