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Posted April 3 2016 - 1:46 PM
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Hello, I found this queen in my backyard (Merida, Yucatan, Mexico). It's big and with long legs. It's a reddish brown color. It moves slow and has problems climbing vertical surfaces.
Please let me know if you need more information or more pics.
Thanks.
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Posted April 3 2016 - 1:57 PM
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Looks like a weird acromyrmex. Juicy.
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Posted April 3 2016 - 6:16 PM
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I don't think this is Acromyrmex but I could be wrong.
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
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Posted April 3 2016 - 6:38 PM
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Look at the mandibles, the gaster and how square the head is. That has to be very unique.
However I am not familiar with tropical ants and I can not get antweb to provide me a side view at the moment...
If I were to guess I would say one of the Rasopone species.
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Posted April 3 2016 - 7:56 PM
That is definitely not a genus I have ever seen before. Pretty cool.
Edit: After looking through all the genera listed for Mexico on Antweb, I don't see any of them that look like this.
Edited by dspdrew, April 3 2016 - 8:10 PM.
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Posted April 4 2016 - 4:35 PM
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I thought it looked a bit like those other fungus growing ants but I have no clue. I forget the names.
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Posted April 4 2016 - 5:03 PM
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Acromyrmex, Trachymyrmex, and Atta.
Although...could it be a pheidole?
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Posted April 4 2016 - 7:38 PM
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Ectatomma
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Posted April 4 2016 - 8:00 PM
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That queen looks awesome. I think gcsnelling nailed it on the head.
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
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Posted April 4 2016 - 9:10 PM
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Yep, he's right. Its Ectatomma.
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Posted April 4 2016 - 9:54 PM
How'd I miss that one on Antweb? It looks pretty obvious just looking at the pictures.
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Posted April 6 2016 - 3:15 PM
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Looks so cool! How large?
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Posted April 7 2016 - 4:14 PM
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It was 15mm (0.6 inches). Unfortunately she didn't make it. She died two days after I found her. Hopefully I'll be able to find another one in this next rain season.
Thanks to all for your help!
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Posted April 10 2016 - 4:42 PM
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Unfortunately she didn't make it. She died two days after I found her.
So sorry. 
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