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Started By AntsCali123 , Mar 16 2022 10:19 PM

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#1 Offline AntsCali123 - Posted March 16 2022 - 10:19 PM

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Is this something I should worry about or is it nothing??b8b006a7f928e23fc8c693618cb0ad98.jpg


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#2 Offline NicholasP - Posted March 16 2022 - 10:56 PM

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Try and get a clearer picture please with more lighting.


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#3 Offline AntsCali123 - Posted March 16 2022 - 11:06 PM

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Here is the best/clearest pic I can get . I looked around and I seen some pics of another queen looks a little similar.758b1ccc293ce5a16f9169e199259ecb.jpg



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#4 Offline AntsCali123 - Posted March 16 2022 - 11:08 PM

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Here is the picture I found on formiculture.

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#5 Offline Manitobant - Posted March 17 2022 - 9:06 AM

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I think that might be a mite (pun intended) but I’m not sure. Hopefully someone else can chime in.

Edited by Manitobant, March 17 2022 - 9:09 AM.

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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/

#6 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted March 17 2022 - 9:13 AM

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If it's distinctly not part of the ant (texture not matching that of the rest of the queen), then it is likely a mite, but from those pictures it is hard to tell. Try to shine a brighter light on the ant when taking the photo.

 

If it is a mite, there's a good possibility that it is parasitic and will need to be removed manually.


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#7 Offline AntsCali123 - Posted March 17 2022 - 1:30 PM

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Oh man I don’t wanna stress her out if I have to pull it off. Is there any remedies I could try instead?


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#8 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted March 17 2022 - 1:52 PM

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Parasitic mites are unlikely to detach themselves via any non-intrusive methods, except if you want to buy Hypoaspis mites, which prey on parasitic mites. However, it would be best to manually remove the mite right now. If that is indeed a parasitic mite, the queen is in danger, and immediate action would be best.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

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Tetramorium immigrans

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Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#9 Offline AntsCali123 - Posted March 17 2022 - 2:38 PM

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I found this picture online and it kinda looks the same. Like it’s apart of her, not a parasite. I will try and post a better picture when I get home today


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#10 Offline Manitobant - Posted March 17 2022 - 4:59 PM

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You may be right on that actually.
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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/

#11 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted March 17 2022 - 5:36 PM

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I assume you are talking about the small bump on the rear of her mesosoma? That is not a mite and rather a protrusion of her back, nothing to worry about.  


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Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 

#12 Offline AntsCali123 - Posted March 17 2022 - 6:53 PM

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Thank you so much PetsNoPest! I’m so happy to hear that!


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