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Help is it a ant or termite and if it is a ant is it a ant queen and if so what kind

Started By Deion , Oct 4 2016 11:13 AM

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#1 Offline Deion - Posted October 4 2016 - 11:13 AM

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Help is it a ant or termite and if it is a ant is it a ant queen and if so what kind found in Nashville TN on table in my backyard it is small

Edited by Deion, October 4 2016 - 11:23 AM.

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#2 Offline Deion - Posted October 4 2016 - 11:15 AM

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I don't know how to put in pictures
It is black
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#3 Offline Deion - Posted October 4 2016 - 11:24 AM

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https://goo.gl/photo...fS7NobQcTNf2Vp6
https://goo.gl/photo...w9TeW3JTXhKQ7w8
Those are pictures of it
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#4 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted October 4 2016 - 11:25 AM

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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#5 Offline Deion - Posted October 4 2016 - 11:31 AM

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Ot is about 4 mm still has wings which seem to be different sizes
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#6 Offline Deion - Posted October 4 2016 - 11:33 AM

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Caught it today oct 4 2016
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#7 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted October 4 2016 - 11:33 AM

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Ok, well it is a male ant of some sort, from the Myrmicinae subfamily.

 

Or are you taking pictures of multiple ants?


Edited by Batspiderfish, October 4 2016 - 11:35 AM.

If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#8 Offline Deion - Posted October 4 2016 - 11:37 AM

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It is the same ant
So it is definitely not a queen
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#9 Offline CamponotusLover - Posted October 4 2016 - 1:25 PM

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Yeah. Just for the fact you can tell it is a male is that. It has the body structure of an ant. And, its abdomen is similar to that of a worker of a certain species that I cannot recall. And seeing as though it has that, another thing is that it still has wings, Some queens do keep wings, but I doubt this is a queen.


#10 Offline Deion - Posted October 4 2016 - 2:10 PM

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Ok thanks for the help
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