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Can anyone id this messor worker?


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#1 Offline GreekAnts - Posted September 8 2021 - 1:47 AM

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Yesterday I found a messor worker dead (I guees natural reasons) and I thought that at least that can help on the id of the colony, so here some pictures:
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#2 Offline Chickalo - Posted September 9 2021 - 6:00 AM

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I'm going by the key on antwiki, but could you get measurement, worker caste I think, and pictures of under the mandibles (or look for hairs that form a "basket" underneath the mandibles).


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#3 Offline GreekAnts - Posted September 9 2021 - 7:37 AM

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I'm going by the key on antwiki, but could you get measurement, worker caste I think, and pictures of under the mandibles (or look for hairs that form a "basket" underneath the mandibles).

I think its normal small worker or nanitic idk, its like 3mm




Edited by GreekAnts, September 9 2021 - 10:43 AM.


#4 Offline PurdueEntomology - Posted September 9 2021 - 9:40 AM

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3cm or 3mm??



#5 Offline GreekAnts - Posted September 9 2021 - 10:42 AM

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3cm or 3mm??

3mm of course, sorry for the typo


Edited by GreekAnts, September 9 2021 - 10:44 AM.





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