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UFA Unidentified Flying Ants

Started By CrazyLegs , Jan 25 2017 2:49 PM

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#1 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 25 2017 - 2:49 PM

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Caught four of these on 25th January 2017 in South East Queensland  (Australia)

Attracted to the light at night.
She's 10mm long.

Queen ID
Queen ID 2
This morning one of the four had already pulled her wings (she missed one) and laid some very tiny eggs.
She came from out here somewhere so that doesn't really narrow it down. :)
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I know it's a long shot but any clues would be very helpful.

 

 


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#2 Offline Martialis - Posted January 25 2017 - 4:51 PM

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Can I get a picture from above? I can tell she belongs to no two peitoled ant subfamily so far; ruling out Myrmicinae.  I'm thinking along the lines of Dolichoderinae, though I may be wrong.


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#3 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 25 2017 - 6:51 PM

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I'll get one when my partner gets home. Her phone takes the clearer macro shots. :)


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#4 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 25 2017 - 11:48 PM

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Here she is with almost double the eggs she had this morning.

Id Q

She almost pulls 11mm when she's stretched out like this.

Id Q2

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#5 Offline Leo - Posted January 26 2017 - 2:28 AM

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sorry no idea, pretty cool though


#6 Offline Martialis - Posted January 26 2017 - 6:23 AM

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I'd like to think Iridomyrmex sp.


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#7 Offline T.C. - Posted January 26 2017 - 7:20 AM

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I'd like to think Iridomyrmex sp.

Not sure myself, however I thought at first it was Iridomyrmex sp. However not sure about this anymore. It has similar traits, but too many things I see don't add up.


Edited by T.C., January 26 2017 - 8:15 AM.

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#8 Offline Martialis - Posted January 26 2017 - 7:47 AM

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I've noticed that also. I'll try to find a good key.


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#9 Offline Martialis - Posted January 26 2017 - 9:56 AM

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Sticking to Iridomyrmex.


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#10 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 26 2017 - 12:47 PM

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Thanks guys, The head looked Iridomyrmex to me too.

Maybe It's a frankenstein ant, sewn together with the body parts of other ants. :D


#11 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted January 26 2017 - 1:14 PM

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Anonychomyrma sp.


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#12 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 26 2017 - 1:44 PM

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Anonychomyrma sp.

I was looking at those but couldn't find any pictures with matching colors.

It does look like them though.


#13 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 26 2017 - 1:53 PM

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I think you may have cracked it Batspiderfish.

Here's a pic from the net that claims Anonychomyrma.

Anonychomyrma
Looks identical, maybe the legs are a little darker.

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#14 Offline Martialis - Posted January 26 2017 - 2:07 PM

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Well.. I was wrong. Didn't even look at that genus.


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#15 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 26 2017 - 2:09 PM

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Identifying ants is really hard sometimes. :)


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#16 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted January 26 2017 - 2:14 PM

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Iridomyrmex alpinus
 

 

My guess....


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#17 Offline CrazyLegs - Posted January 26 2017 - 2:18 PM

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That also looks close. I'm gonna need to see a worker I think.


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