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The Pogonomyrmex that can't catch a break...

Started By Foogoo , Jan 13 2015 7:38 PM

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#21 Offline Foogoo - Posted January 14 2015 - 9:02 PM

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What makes you think its a drone?

There's too many of them running with the pack. Saw at least 3 more when I found their trail. And their gasters aren't very big, just longer.

Edited by Foogoo, January 14 2015 - 9:03 PM.

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#22 Offline LAnt - Posted January 14 2015 - 9:08 PM

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No they're probably queens. You see them everywhere sometimes. Are you planning on keeping them?

#23 Offline Foogoo - Posted January 14 2015 - 9:12 PM

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No they're probably queens. You see them everywhere sometimes. Are you planning on keeping them?

No, I hate them, do you want them? I would catch the rest but the poison's been set. I'm pretty sure more will invade my house anyway, and it's only January...

#24 Offline dspdrew - Posted January 14 2015 - 9:40 PM

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If they're Argentine ants, and they are winged, I think they would be males.

Yes Argentine ants can have tons of queens.

One way to tell males of most any ant species apart from the queens, is their entire head looks like it all shrunk but their eyes. Their gasters usually go to a bit of a point aiming downward too. They basically look a lot like wasps.

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#25 Offline Foogoo - Posted January 14 2015 - 9:45 PM

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If they're Argentine ants, and they are winged, I think they would be males.

Yes Argentine ants can have tons of queens.

One way to tell males of most any ant species apart from the queens, is their entire head looks like it all shrunk but their eyes. Their gasters usually go to a bit of a point aiming downward too. They basically look a lot like wasps.

They are not winged, I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow. I got a total of 5 though 3 are post-poison so we'll see what happens.