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Started By AntRealm , Yesterday, 10:35 AM

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#1 Online AntRealm - Posted Yesterday, 10:35 AM

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Today I found this colony, which is probably Temnothorax parvulus.
My question is: what exactly are those small white wingless queens? I don’t think they’re alates since they don’t have wings at all.

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#2 Offline bmb1bee - Posted Yesterday, 10:48 AM

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Today I found this colony, which is probably Temnothorax parvulus.
My question is: what exactly are those small white wingless queens? I don’t think they’re alates since they don’t have wings at all.

Pale means they're just callows. I'm not well-versed with T. parvulus, but wingless callows could mean that those queens don't engage in nuptial flights. I'm likely wrong though.


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#3 Online AntRealm - Posted Yesterday, 12:08 PM

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Today I found this colony, which is probably Temnothorax parvulus.
My question is: what exactly are those small white wingless queens? I don’t think they’re alates since they don’t have wings at all.

Pale means they're just callows. I'm not well-versed with T. parvulus, but wingless callows could mean that those queens don't engage in nuptial flights. I'm likely wrong though.
Yes, I know they’re newly emerged.But I had heard from a few sources that this species cannot be polygynous,
so that made me doubt it.

#4 Offline bmb1bee - Posted Yesterday, 3:05 PM

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Yes, I know they’re newly emerged.But I had heard from a few sources that this species cannot be polygynous,

so that made me doubt it.

It could depend on population. First I've seen of wingless Temnothorax queen callows though.


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#5 Offline An-Ant - Posted Yesterday, 6:23 PM

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I'm not to sure if Temnothorax have them, but they could be intercastes.


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#6 Online AntRealm - Posted Today, 8:54 AM

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I managed to get some clearer photos of them.
They have wing attachment points on their thorax, but they don’t have any wings.
I also just noticed those three dots on their heads — does anyone know what they are?

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#7 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted Today, 9:25 AM

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Those three dots are called ocelli; all ants (to my knowledge) have them. They are sometimes called "simple eyes" to differentiate them from the two "compound eyes" we are familiar with. 


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Those three dots are called ocelli; all ants (to my knowledge) have them. They are sometimes called "simple eyes" to differentiate them from the two "compound eyes" we are familiar with. 

The ocelli's purpose is to distinguish light from darkness. They are the reason ants panic when you check on them, as they are sensitive to light. Their larger eyes can distinguish between objects like our eyes, although they're much more primitive. 


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