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Ant Id - south india

Started By electrodynamix , Aug 12 2025 7:15 AM

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#1 Offline electrodynamix - Posted August 12 2025 - 7:15 AM

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Caught exactly a week ago, at 10am or so- about 15mm, she kept moving a lot, and has a golden pubescence which is very visible. I hope she isn't semi claustral as i havent fed her anything. I'm new to anting so i have no clue how to identify species

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#2 Online L.H - Posted August 12 2025 - 7:30 AM

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I'm pretty sure this queen is camponotus dolendus.


#3 Offline Artisan_Ants - Posted August 12 2025 - 9:17 AM

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I'm pretty sure this queen is camponotus dolendus.

Could also be Camponotus parius and related species since they are all very similar to one another. Whatever the case, it must be a queen in the subgenus of Camponotus, Myrmosericus based off of the size description and golden pubescence. Since they are somewhat closely related to the subgenus Tanaemyrmex (subgenus of Camponotus that us in the US are familiar with) she is most likely fully claustral and will not require feeding to found workers. 


Edited by Artisan_Ants, August 12 2025 - 9:18 AM.

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Keeping:

5x - S. molesta (founding)       2x - C. pennsylvanicus (colonies)   

4x - C. chromaiodes (colonies)                                       

4x - T. immigrans (founding queens and colonies) 

1x - F. subsericea (founding)

 

Check out my C. nearcticus journal here: https://www.formicul...cticus-journal/

Check out my C. chromaiodes journal here: https://www.formicul...aiodes-journal/

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