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I found this ant on our property today

Started By Bcam43 , Mar 18 2016 10:11 PM

Best Answer Bcam43 , March 30 2016 - 1:59 AM

I believe she's definetly a major Monomorium rubriceps.

 

Check out this link and let me know what you think.

 

http://www.projectno...tings/497486002

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#1 Offline Bcam43 - Posted March 18 2016 - 10:11 PM

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Hi all,

 

I found this little gal on our property today in Victoria AUSTRALIA.

 

Any idea what Genus she is? She's about 6mm long.

 

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Thanks,

 

Brendon.


#2 Offline Mdrogun - Posted March 19 2016 - 9:18 AM

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This has really stumped me. That ant looks so familiar I've seen videos of that Genus before I just can't remember the name.


Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#3 Offline Bcam43 - Posted March 19 2016 - 6:29 PM

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Solenopsis maybe?

#4 Offline LC3 - Posted March 19 2016 - 6:37 PM

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I doubt it. But then again idk.


#5 Offline Mdrogun - Posted March 19 2016 - 7:17 PM

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Solenopsis maybe?

I know this is definitely not Solenopsis.


Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#6 Offline Bcam43 - Posted March 19 2016 - 11:23 PM

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What about Monomorium?

http://www.alexander...ium/i-whJ6Nhk/A

#7 Offline Mdrogun - Posted March 20 2016 - 4:18 AM

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I've kept Monomorium before and this is not Monomorium. I will try and look some more later today into the genus.


Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#8 Offline Mdrogun - Posted March 21 2016 - 3:26 PM

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This has really, really stumped me. It looks like a fat version of Leptothorax but I don't know what Genus that is.


Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#9 Offline Bcam43 - Posted March 21 2016 - 3:54 PM

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This has really, really stumped me. It looks like a fat version of Leptothorax but I don't know what Genus that is.

 

Hmmmmm, I can't find Leptothorax in Australia on Antweb.

 

Are you sure it's not Monomorium? If you look at Alex Wild's photo that I linked too, they look very similar, and this ant was found only 10km away from Diamond Creek.


#10 Offline NightsWebs - Posted March 21 2016 - 4:57 PM

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Umm I am no professional but it looks like a meat ant. common to Victoria iridomyrmex Purpureus which also matches the size description.


Current Colonies;

Acromyrmex Versicolor

Dorymyrmex Bicolor

Pogonomyrmex Californicus
Pogonomyrmex Rugosus

Pogonomyrmex Tenuispinus
Novomessor Cockerelli
Myrmecocystus Mexicanus

 

Last Update: 08 Jul 2016

 

 

#11 Offline Mdrogun - Posted March 21 2016 - 6:45 PM

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Umm I am no professional but it looks like a meat ant. common to Victoria iridomyrmex Purpureus which also matches the size description.

I don't think this is Iridomyrmex. I know from above ants can look similar but if you look at the zoomed up image I attatched they look nothing alike.

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Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#12 Offline Bcam43 - Posted March 21 2016 - 7:11 PM

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Yes, it's definitely not Iridomyrmex.
I am very familiar with meat ants.

This ant is very docile but constantly looks like it's trying to sting, folding it's gastor underneath itself. But still just wandering around calmly.

#13 Offline Trailandstreet - Posted March 22 2016 - 1:44 PM

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I'm not very familiar with other ants than the typical australian ants, but this one looks to me like a Crematogaster.


:hi: Franz

if you find any mistakes, it's my autocorrection. it doesn't speak english.

#14 Offline Mdrogun - Posted March 22 2016 - 3:03 PM

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I'm not very familiar with other ants than the typical australian ants, but this one looks to me like a Crematogaster.

That's what I thought originally but, it seems too fat and the gaster and legs look too fat to me.


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Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#15 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted March 29 2016 - 3:40 PM

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Are there Crematogaster in Australia?


#16 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted March 29 2016 - 3:42 PM

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https://www.antweb.o...t=australiaants

Never mind answered my own question.

 

This is probably some strange Crematogaster sp.


#17 Offline Alza - Posted March 29 2016 - 7:50 PM

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Someone please set me straight, Why are we excluding solenopsis? To me it looks exactly like solenopsis invicta. What about it makes you think its something else? Cause I'm honestly not buying it.


#18 Offline Bcam43 - Posted March 29 2016 - 7:58 PM

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Someone please set me straight, Why are we excluding solenopsis? To me it looks exactly like solenopsis invicta. What about it makes you think its something else? Cause I'm honestly not buying it.


Because there is no recordrd sightings of S. invicta in Melbourne, Australia. If this is S. invicta, [censored] going to hit the fan.


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#19 Offline Vendayn - Posted March 29 2016 - 8:28 PM

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Looks like Solenopsis invicta to me.


#20 Offline Alza - Posted March 29 2016 - 8:29 PM

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Ah. So its not completely eliminated from the possibilities. 


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