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Is it a queen?

Started By Just.J , May 29 2021 1:52 AM

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#1 Offline Just.J - Posted May 29 2021 - 1:52 AM

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Hi I am assuming this is a myrmica but not sure if queen or not. Found in Belgium. 18f23d28b32d1027896f6ce41611cfbd.jpg3df5c673db9520e6afb6b2078f396fc3.jpgc31021a6bc74840f02558dd19e66e4bc.jpg6e44c806a4e33fa0d85d3238b9bd8b72.jpg

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#2 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 29 2021 - 1:56 AM

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Congrats. Queen!

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#3 Offline NPLT - Posted May 29 2021 - 2:29 AM

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Definetly a queen, but, is it just me, or does it seem too large for a Myrmica? maybe it's Manica rubida? 


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Um, uh, Ants!

 

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#4 Offline Just.J - Posted May 29 2021 - 2:35 AM

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Definetly a queen, but, is it just me, or does it seem too large for a Myrmica? maybe it's Manica rubida?

I have a colony of Myrmica Rubra and this queen seems to be slightly smaller. I'll check what's flying around atm and come back.

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#5 Offline NPLT - Posted May 29 2021 - 2:57 AM

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Definetly a queen, but, is it just me, or does it seem too large for a Myrmica? maybe it's Manica rubida?

I have a colony of Myrmica Rubra and this queen seems to be slightly smaller. I'll check what's flying around atm and come back.

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Huh? Alright, I was sure they were smaller than that, maybe just my queen is very small.


Um, uh, Ants!

 

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#6 Offline Just.J - Posted May 29 2021 - 3:20 AM

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Definetly a queen, but, is it just me, or does it seem too large for a Myrmica? maybe it's Manica rubida?

I have a colony of Myrmica Rubra and this queen seems to be slightly smaller. I'll check what's flying around atm and come back.

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Huh? Alright, I was sure they were smaller than that, maybe just my queen is very small.
Or maybe I was sold the wrong species? Lol I am not going to put my hand in the nest to find out that's for sure

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#7 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 29 2021 - 6:34 AM

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It’s definitely a myrmica species of some sort. Good luck finding the exact species though, as they are almost impossible to ID without a microscope.
My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#8 Offline Just.J - Posted June 4 2021 - 1:37 PM

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Just updating, she has laid about 10 eggs since I caught her. Vicious creature but such a loving mother

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