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[AntsBrazil]

Hello, just captured this queen, could use some ID, seems to be a leaf cutter(Maybe acromyrmex?). She seems to be hurt in the gaster, captured her being attacked by some black workers.

 

Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Size: 1cm(without wings)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look at her gaster, there's something comming out, I think that she's hurt:

Edited by JPSMedeiros, November 3 2016 - 5:09 AM.

[T.C.]

Hard to tell by the images, but is it maybe an egg? Stuck? lol IDK Is that possible?

Edited by T.C., November 3 2016 - 5:52 AM.

[AntsBrazil]

I don't know but I don't think that she would lay an egg without being in a founding chamber...

[Canadian anter]

that is definitelya fungus grower. I agree with acromyrmex

[AntsBrazil]

She died, probably was really hurt.

[AntsBrazil]

Acromyrmex coronatus

[AntsBrazil]

Ok, so there's something very strange with these ants. I considered her dead, but didn't remove her from the test tube because I was lazy at that moment. Now that I decided to clean the test tube... SHE IS ALIVE, OMG, she was playing dead?! I know how a dead ant looks like.

The other one did the same thing but when I was capturing her.

Edited by JPSMedeiros, November 3 2016 - 3:50 PM.

[Alabama Anter]

The little thing on her gaster could be the fungus that she got.

[spider_creations]

I think she is fertilizing her fungus pellet