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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2012 19:14:47 GMT 1
hello everyione, there were lots of queens of ginormous ants on the mountain today, they are more than 2cm with wings and almost 2cm without wings. i brought 15 of them home in case some others want some. they are big enought to put in between old fasioned double glazing they hopefully! like real biggies!
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2012 20:38:09 GMT 1
hello everyione, there were lots of queens of ginormous ants on the mountain today, they are more than 2cm with wings and almost 2cm without wings. i brought 15 of them home in case some others want some. they are big enought to put in between old fasioned double glazing they hopefully! like real biggies! Any chance of a picture so we can try and ID them for you? I recon they sound like Formica Fusca. If they are I will be very interested in them! ;D
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Post by Myrm on May 25, 2012 20:51:59 GMT 1
Hi Tuone Welcome to the forum and thank you for supporting us by joining. I hope you enjoy your time with us. Good luck with your new ants.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2012 21:57:18 GMT 1
Thanks Myrm and Fraggs Larvae! Sorry i can't find my camera i hope i didnt leave it at a friends house! I am in the south of france at the moment, they were from an altitude of 1000 meters. I just measured one and she is exactly 2.0 cm. i think it's the big ants that like to make tall heaps of twigs and plant material, i will see if i can find my camera asap.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2012 22:17:20 GMT 1
k here is a photo: Attachments:
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Post by Myrm on May 25, 2012 22:19:44 GMT 1
Nice picture.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2012 23:03:29 GMT 1
That's not 2cm; maybe you were including the antennae? This is a species of Camponotus. C. herculeanus is likely at those heights, but we will need some better photographs (the glass of that jar obscures a lot of detail.)
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 0:38:51 GMT 1
oh yes it could be, also could be Camponotus aethiops, here are some extra photos. here are extra photos:
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 0:44:01 GMT 1
i was holding the bottle and the tape in one hand and the camera in the other so the tape measure is not actually straight on the grass, the ant is 1cm further away, when i measured it i did actually think 1.99 cm, it seemed to be very close to 2, certainly no less than 1.9 when i put the tape aligned with her.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 1:08:31 GMT 1
Hi Tuone. You have a Camponotus species, possibly C. chroimoides. I'll do some research for ya!
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 3:32:44 GMT 1
I'm going to stick with Camponotus ligniperda.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 9:14:33 GMT 1
I don't think that is Camponotus ligniperdus I too believe it could be Camponotus chroimoides or Camponotus Pennsylvanicus .
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Post by Myrm on May 27, 2012 9:29:53 GMT 1
That is a vary nice ant, tuone.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 9:30:26 GMT 1
Yes theey are definately Campononatus. Where did you find them? (Country)
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2012 9:36:23 GMT 1
Yes theey are definately Campononatus. Where did you find them? (Country) Thanks Myrm and Fraggs Larvae! Sorry i can't find my camera i hope i didnt leave it at a friends house! I am in the south of france at the moment, they were from an altitude of 1000 meters. I just measured one and she is exactly 2.0 cm. i think it's the big ants that like to make tall heaps of twigs and plant material, i will see if i can find my camera asap. That's an excellent find. I envy people in Central Europe for their interesting ant species.
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