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[Enderz]

The ant in mind is the same size as the other workers in the colony, except for its abdomen, which is almost double the size of the other workers and in clear. The ratio seemed to be about 3:1 with their being black ants:yellow(clear) abdomen ants in the colony.

My hypothesis is that maybe it is 2 species working together. I found this in a presumed Argentine ant nest, they traveled in small groups of their kind and seemed to move around skiddishly, not doing much work. It's anntenae are bent like an ants so i know that much. I'm certain it isn't a queen, because of the size, but if it is that would be cool. (I say this because it is an argentine ant nest).

 

Pictures coming soon.

Edited by EnderzATwar411, October 1 2016 - 1:19 PM.

[Canadian anter]

Probably just fat argentine ants

[Enderz]

Probably just fat argentine ants

okay lol

[andSocks]

Saw something like this in a video. A few ants from the colony had huge gasters filled with nutients which they would share with their buddies if food became scarce. I'm pretty sure they were the same species, just playing a different role in the colony like a worker/ major/ alate.

 

Edit: Their called repletes 

Edited by andSocks, October 2 2016 - 7:19 PM.

[MC Wren]

Saw something like this in a video. A few ants from the colony had huge gasters filled with nutients which they would share with their buddies if food became scarce. I'm pretty sure they were the same species, just playing a different role in the colony like a worker/ major/ alate.
 
Edit: Their called repletes 

Linepithema humile doubt have repletes. It's probably just a bunch of workers that had a lot to eat, and have full gasters.

[kudofo]

I bet it was a queen. The queens are small and only look like slightly larger workers. You also see there queens frequently. Look at my post on Argentine ants I keep they look pretty similar to works.