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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2012 11:53:03 GMT 1
I've just been trekking around Thailand for the last 10 days and got back yesterday. I saw hundreds of different ants, but I was really fascinated by these guys. I found them in lots of places and my tour guide says they prefer to live in trees and eat sour things. But they were pretty huge- There were a lot of them here and they all were a good centimetre long. Anyone have any ideas what they might be? If anyone can tell me how to do it, I can add a few pictures of a few other species a found on this thread. Some were too small to photograph though. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2012 11:56:57 GMT 1
These were also pretty neat little ants, again about a centimetre. they were collecting dead insects in Hellfire Pass. Not sure what they are either, but the guide told me I was crazy to stop and take photos of ants!! Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2012 12:00:38 GMT 1
This little black guy was dead when I saw him and thought "If he's not moving, he's easy to photograph." They were pretty common too Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2012 12:02:38 GMT 1
Now these were probably the most common large ant I saw, like the rest she was about 1 centimetre and had a very plump, almost round bottom. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2012 12:04:47 GMT 1
Finally there was this one, which looks quite similar to my carpenters, but slimmer. She was too quick to accurately photograph, but I figured I'd stick it up anyways. So that's my holiday snaps. Hope you enjoyed them! Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2012 17:43:33 GMT 1
Nice finds! Here's what I think:
Oecophylla smaragdina
Gnamptogenys sp.?
Odontoponera transversa?
Polyrhachis dives?
Tetraponera rufonigra
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2012 18:42:23 GMT 1
Think your right about the first one being an Oecophylla species. the guide says they lived mostly in trees and wove the leaves together, but they were definitely uniform orange- though I like how some of those species have green through their bodies, especially the queens! There were tiny army ants too marching in a really long line with large soldiers pacing throughout! Amazing country!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2012 19:09:13 GMT 1
Oecophylla smaragdina come in both green and full orange. 
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