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#81 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted October 13 2019 - 6:32 AM

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https://www.antwiki....ratium_diplopyx Hold my beer. Proceratium diplopyx. Up to 5.9 millimeters. 


Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, October 13 2019 - 6:54 AM.

Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis


#82 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted October 13 2019 - 6:53 AM

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https://antwiki.org/...trumigenys_agra Strumigenys agra. 4.8-5.4 millimeters.

https://antwiki.org/...migenys_vazimba 6 millimeter Strumigenys vazimba.

https://antwiki.org/...rhachis_furcata It's got ridges, it's got hair, it's got giant spikes. Polyrhachis furcata.

https://antwiki.org/...myrmex_wheeleri Pristomyrmex wheeleri. I don't know how it eats with those mandibles.

https://antwiki.org/...omyrmex_wilsoni


Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, October 13 2019 - 7:43 AM.

Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis


#83 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted October 13 2019 - 7:43 AM

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https://antwiki.org/...halotes_alfaroi

https://antwiki.org/...es_unimaculatus

https://antwiki.org/...alotes_fiebrigi

https://antwiki.org/...lotes_clypeatus


Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, October 13 2019 - 7:46 AM.

Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis


#84 Offline AntHUB - Posted February 3 2020 - 7:41 PM

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Carebara longii looks pretty cool (I'm biased though)


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#85 Offline AntHUB - Posted February 3 2020 - 7:45 PM

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Camponotus Mirabilis, Its name litterally means suprising

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#86 Offline ponerinecat - Posted February 3 2020 - 7:53 PM

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Oh yeah, hairy sausage heads. Forgat about those.



#87 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted January 1 2021 - 4:05 PM

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Camponotus Mirabilis, Its name litterally means suprising

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I wonder what its like keeping these


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#88 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 1 2021 - 5:34 PM

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Paleo thread!
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#89 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 1 2021 - 9:01 PM

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Camponotus Mirabilis, Its name litterally means suprising

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I wonder what its like keeping these

 

Other than the fact that they're arboreal, not too unusual. Female alates are wonderful looking, but normal workers are the general body shape for Camponotus.



#90 Offline ArmansAnts - Posted January 1 2021 - 9:08 PM

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I thought I'd start a thread dedicated to wierd and/or cool looking ants.

I'll start.

Tschinkel winklei
https://www.antweb.o...t=allantwebants

Not sure if someone clarified already, but that is not actually a real ant. It is a mix of a bunch of stuff. Odontomachus head, Dorylinae antennae, probably some Myrmicinae body. It's pretty funny.


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#91 Offline antsandmore - Posted January 2 2021 - 9:36 AM

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lol, it does look so fake, but its hilarious


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 none for now, planning on being more active this year






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