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Sydney, Australia, 6/11/2021

Started By Leptomyrmx , Nov 5 2021 8:21 PM

Best Answer Manitobant , November 5 2021 - 8:37 PM

Looks like papyrius. This genus is parasitic, and she will need iridomyrmex host workers (preferably callows) in order to found a colony. Go to the full post

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#1 Offline Leptomyrmx - Posted November 5 2021 - 8:21 PM

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(australian calender sorry-)

My dad found a nice looking reddish queen when he was mountain biking. It's probably going to be Notoncus (iNat incident ) or something stupidly common I should know about already lol.

1. Location: Sydney, Australia
2. Date of collection: 6/11/2021
3. Habitat of collection: Mountain biking track, there were probably gum trees around but I can't ask my dad he's asleep hehe
4. Length: 7.5mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Head and front half of thorax are red, the rest is black.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Fairly square head.
7. Distinguishing behavior: Seems to be kinda bad at climbing glass.
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: Most likely 6/11/2021

Edited by Leptomyrmx, November 6 2021 - 1:42 PM.

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My Ants:

Colonies: Camponotus humilior 1w, Opisthopsis rufithorax 11w, Aphaenogaster longiceps ~5w, Pheidole sp. ~235w ~15m, Iridomyrmex sp. 2q 1w, Brachyponera lutea 6w, Crematogaster sp. ~20w, Podomyrma sp. 1w

Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)

Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium

Key: Q = Queen, W = Worker, M = Major

Youtube Channel: Ants of Sydney - YouTube

Patreon (for YouTube channel): https://www.patreon.com/antsofsydney

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted November 5 2021 - 8:37 PM Best Answer

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Looks like papyrius. This genus is parasitic, and she will need iridomyrmex host workers (preferably callows) in order to found a colony.

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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/

#3 Offline Leptomyrmx - Posted November 5 2021 - 8:46 PM

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YESSSS FINALLY SOMETHING PARASITIC!!! I am so excited, thanks, I'm off to collect some Iridomyrmex workers. I've done a decent bit of research on parasitic ants, hope everything goes well!

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My Ants:

Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)

Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium

Key: Q = Queen, W = Worker, M = Major

Youtube Channel: Ants of Sydney - YouTube

Patreon (for YouTube channel): https://www.patreon.com/antsofsydney

#4 Offline NancyZamora4991 - Posted November 5 2021 - 9:02 PM

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Good luck!

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#5 Offline Bugging3out - Posted November 21 2021 - 12:34 PM

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Parasitic in my opinion, is very hard to keep. Try it tho! maybe you have better experience then i did.

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peace! :afro:

#6 Offline Leptomyrmx - Posted November 21 2021 - 8:14 PM

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Yeah she died sadly

I do think she was infertile though.

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My Ants:

Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)

Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium

Key: Q = Queen, W = Worker, M = Major

Youtube Channel: Ants of Sydney - YouTube

Patreon (for YouTube channel): https://www.patreon.com/antsofsydney

#7 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted November 22 2021 - 8:18 PM

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Yeah she died sadly

I do think she was infertile though.

specimen

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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.

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