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Queen or major?
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Ants Galore
, May 19 2017 12:12 PM
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#1 Offline - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:12 PM
I caught this pseudomyrmex gracilis. It's longer that usual. Here is the picture: https://m.imgur.com/v5IuqcV
#2 Offline - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:17 PM
#3 Offline - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:23 PM
This is a wasp.
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#4 Offline - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:26 PM
It is indeed an ant; Pseudomyrmex gracilis. It's not a queen though, just a worker with a full crop.
#5 Offline - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:27 PM
Is it? The antennae don't seem jointed from this view. Although there do seem to be petioles.
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#6 Offline - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:40 PM
#7 Offline - Posted May 19 2017 - 12:48 PM
Thanks!
#8 Offline - Posted May 19 2017 - 2:32 PM
Is it? The antennae don't seem jointed from this view. Although there do seem to be petioles.
The photo provided makes the antennae look very wasp-like.
But as you've pointed out, the petioles mean that this is an ant.
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