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#1 Offline ZATrippit - Posted October 5 2023 - 7:00 PM

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Hey all!

These beautiful workers have a nest in my wooden garden retaining wall, I was hoping I could get an ID. Sorry that the photos are flipped to the left, I don't why that is. They are about 4mm in length. Their abdomens appear to shine metallic purple and their heads are almost a dark, metallic blue. I was wondering if they were Iridomyrmex sp. due to their beautiful iridescence, and I had an Iridomyrmex nuptial flight about 20m away from this nest site. 

Anyways, that's all!
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FROM NEW ZEALAND YEAHHHHHH!!!!!!!Species I have:3x Iridomyrmex undescribed2x Ochetellus glaberFree Queen Ants- 100% Legit (not a scam):<p>https://blogs.mtdv.m...free-queen-ants

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted October 6 2023 - 6:05 AM

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Ochetellus glaber
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#3 Offline ZATrippit - Posted October 6 2023 - 1:17 PM

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Ochetellus glaber


Thank you!!
I guess was close; iridomyrmex and ochetellus are related...
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FROM NEW ZEALAND YEAHHHHHH!!!!!!!Species I have:3x Iridomyrmex undescribed2x Ochetellus glaberFree Queen Ants- 100% Legit (not a scam):<p>https://blogs.mtdv.m...free-queen-ants

#4 Offline 100lols - Posted October 6 2023 - 1:26 PM

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Ochetellus glaber

I’d have to agree. From what I can see, the legs just look too short to be iridomyrmex sp…




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