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[kyloren]

nsw australia near brisbane 9 dec 2017

https://imgur.com/gallery/ve9A7

9mm long

out by itself in stormy weather moving slowly and on tiles around pool but closer to the stairs which have big gaps to the underneath of the house

[Mettcollsuss]

Fairly certain that's a queen, but can we get a closer look at the thorax? If there are wing scars, It's a queen. And that species is semi-claustral, so you will need to feed her.

[kyloren]

https://imgur.com/gallery/pnItU any good?

[Mettcollsuss]

I can't say with 100% certainty, but I'm fairly sure that's a queen.

[Connectimyrmex]

100% that's a queen. The thorax is way too fat for a worker. Trust me, I have experience with identifying ponerines ;P

[Phoenix]

Rhytidoponera sp.

[Skirmitch]

I see a flat mesonotum taking over the pronotum. in 99% of the cases that indicate a queen. 

[Martialis]

This is very possibly a Rhytidoponera metallica queen, although we won't know for sure without better lighting and clearer photos.

[Mettcollsuss]

Looks like an interesting species to keep. Maybe start a journal?

[MegaMyrmex]

The word green is sort of the give away, I second Rhytidoponera metallica.

[kyloren]

how do i start a journal and what is the purpose of them? i write stuff about my ants down in a little book .

these are the best pictures i could get with my phone i ordered a macro lens for my phone but it hasn’t arrived in weeks

thank you for all the responses !! i knew for sure they were a rhytidoponera metallica but i didn’t know whether they were a worker or queen

[Penguin]

how do i start a journal and what is the purpose of them? i write stuff about my ants down in a little book .

these are the best pictures i could get with my phone i ordered a macro lens for my phone but it hasn’t arrived in weeks

thank you for all the responses !! i knew for sure they were a rhytidoponera metallica but i didn’t know whether they were a worker or queen

 

To start a journal you can make a new topic in the ant-keeping journals sub-forum and title it something along the lines of "kyloren's Rhydontoponera Mettalica [queen/colony]" and the purpose of it is to entertain readers and/or give a detailed "guide" on how to care for these ants from an anecdotal experience in raising that specific colony of _____ species in your case, Rhydontoponera Mettalica.

 

EDIT: and to log what the actions were before the colonies demise for other users to not make the same "mistake" you [did] and for you to see what [could have] went wrong so next time you will not make the same mistake.

Edited by Penguin, December 9 2017 - 5:39 PM.

[kyloren]

okay thank you that’s very helpful and informative!! i’ll consider it

[kyloren]

okay i found a green ant nest in my backyard today and “fished” for some i got maybe 30? bc i wanted to compare them to the one i already have in the test tube and the test tube one seems like she’s slightly bigger but otherwise they all pretty much look the same? if she is a queen and i put her in with all these new ones will they accept her or kill her? or is she just a worker

https://imgur.com/gallery/f7oGX

[Mettcollsuss]

She is definitely a queen, but it would be best to let her found her own colony. Make sure to feed her, as Ponerine ants are semi-claustral.

[kyloren]

okay i will do that thank you