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Ant Queen ID - Santander, Colombia (04/21/2018)

Started By RickDamian , Apr 22 2018 7:23 AM

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#1 Offline RickDamian - Posted April 22 2018 - 7:23 AM

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1. Location of collection: My house. Santander, Colombia.

2. Date of collection: 04/21/2018
3. Habitat of collection: Tropical forest.
4. Length: 1.5 cm.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Black-brown.
7. Anything else distinctive:
8. Nest description:

9. Nuptial flight time and date: April.

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#2 Offline Hunter - Posted April 22 2018 - 7:27 AM

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i think camponotus but I'm not good with Colombia

#3 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 22 2018 - 9:18 AM

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Agreeing with Camponotus.

Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal

Camponotus sp.

Colobopsis spp.

Crematogaster sp.

Nylanderia sp. — Journal

Pheidole cf. parva

Solenopsis geminata — Journal

#4 Offline Zmagz - Posted April 22 2018 - 9:26 AM

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Camponotus sp.

#5 Offline RickDamian - Posted May 30 2018 - 10:44 AM

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Sorry for bringing back this post, but I would really like to know the specific species of this ant. I would appreciate the help very much.

#6 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 30 2018 - 11:23 AM

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It's going to be tough to narrow it down to the species level without clearer photographs with better lighting.

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#7 Offline RickDamian - Posted June 6 2018 - 7:37 AM

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https://imgur.com/p8PRS61

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Ok, this is the best I can do. I hope it's good enough.

#8 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted June 6 2018 - 8:44 AM

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Because your location is so diverse, somebody would have to examine your ant in person to give it a proper ID.

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#9 Offline sericultivist - Posted June 10 2018 - 12:20 PM

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Unfortunately it's going to be extremely difficult to determine the species until you get your first workers and we get clear, well-lit photos of the workers. It does resemble some tree-dwelling Camponotus I saw while I was close to the Columbian border while in Peru, but I'm not sure what species that was.