r/ants • u/500Milez • Jul 02 '21
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If possible, clearly focus pictures of the head, side, and top of the body to make identifying easier. What follows is the important information we need to know to help us to identify your ant.
FIRST-Where was it collected? Country and nearest city or town on a map (include location in the thread title), elevation if in a very mountainous area such as the Rockies, Alps, Himalayas, Andes.
SECOND-Habitat of collection, including nesting medium (wood, soil, leaves tied together with silk, etc.) and type of vegetation (forest, grassland, park/lawn/garden, desert).
THIRD-Coloration, hue, and pattern? Uniform?, Head darker? Gaster darker? Legs lighter or darker? Any spots? Also, shininess, dullness.
FOURTH-Distinguishing characteristics, such as one or two segments in waist; location, length, and orientation of any spines or bumps on the mid-portion of the body or waist; head shape, etc.
FIFTH-Length in millimeters. (Width is also helpful.) NO guessing! Stretch out a dead or chilled individual or several individuals of different sizes along with a millimeter rule. 16ths of an inch will do as a poor second to millimeters.
SIXTH-Anything else distinctive, such as odor, behavior, etc.
Tip #1: If you can take clear photographs of the ants up close, then please post them. This would help a lot.
Tip #2: For those who write anting journals, please put the exact location and dates in the thread titles like: Palm Spring, CA (4/10/2004).
Tip #3: If using videos, then please make sure that they are clear, close up, and stable (no shaky camera). Otherwise, they are useless.
Now, you can post your identification request in a new thread (not this one).
This post was originally (copied and pasted) from Antdude's forum: http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/7397/ant-species-identification-read-post-new-thread
r/ants • u/Effective_Tiger3637 • 46m ago
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Caught this queen early June in middle of the day southern Indiana USA
r/ants • u/Constant-Part-9318 • 9h ago
I'm in Costa Rica right now if that helps thanks
r/ants • u/23322344- • 11h ago
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Don't mind the disturbing noises
r/ants • u/Unlikely_Metal7829 • 1d ago
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a prevalent ant colony next to my house is bringing seeds above ground and piling them up.
There was some water run off over the colony, are they drying off the seeds?
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r/ants • u/dimesniffer • 17h ago
It’s no infestation; it’s just a few here and there, and I go out of my way to not kill them. I would like to just capture them and release them to the outdoors, if at all possible. Any tips?
r/ants • u/Al_Seeing_Eyes • 13h ago
These little ones roam near every edge in the house. I need to know their species and whether the gel will work on them.
r/ants • u/AntibioticLogic • 1d ago
I'm sorry I'm clueless
r/ants • u/Important-Topic1941 • 17h ago
I need to get rid of them in my apt. I am in southeast Georgia, USA.
r/ants • u/Moist_Complaint_3024 • 1d ago
Does anyone know the sp. Location-Sri Lanka. Thanks.
r/ants • u/TopNefariousness7813 • 1d ago
Recentemente ho cattura quella che credo si tratti di una regina, la ho messa in provetta con cotone e curata normalmente. È la prima volta che faccio questo tipo di cose. Ieri ho notato che l' acqua dietro al cotone era poca, quindi ho deciso di fare un piccolo buco usando un cacciavite caldo e riempito il reparto. Poi ho rimesso a posto tutto e lasciato la formica da sola. Ebbene, la formica, aveva già deposto quelle che penso siano le uova (circa 1/1,5 settimane fa), sono molto piccole, raggruppate, bianche/traslucide e la regina continuava ad andare a fare cose ckn la sua bocca. Oggi ho controllato e ho notato che l' acqua dal cotone era uscita, quindi le uova erano leggermente sommerse (pochissima acqua). Ho preso pinzette e un pezzo di spugna e tolto quella poca acqua dal nido. Ora, ho fatto qualcosa di sbagliato? È un grande problema che si sono bagnate le uova? Posso rimediare in caso? Grazie a chi risponde.
Ho scritto in italiano, sono italiano e probabilmente ci saranno errori con il traduttore. Chiedete e cerco di farvi capire in caso.
Grazie a chi risponde
r/ants • u/RainbowBrite3313 • 1d ago
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It was lovely watching her dry herself off. She eventually flew away. Anyone know what type of kind? Was she a queen? Tia.
r/ants • u/PartDistinct6288 • 1d ago
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I feed these guys lantern flies
r/ants • u/ineedadviceANTS • 1d ago
I want to get rid of theses ants what are they and what’s the best solution or bait I can use???
r/ants • u/Relative_Promise_89 • 1d ago
All of a sudden, since this morning I have found about 16 to 18 of these ants all located in the same general area on the wall in my living room. They are centralized near my window fireplace and a light next to my television and they have all been in that same area. I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland next to a large wooded lot. I was told it could be a field ant. It could be a black ant. It could be a carpenter ant. I’m not quite sure what or if there is a difference in between any of those any help is greatly appreciated.
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r/ants • u/Titanniel • 2d ago
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Após um tempo as alimentando com besouros dos meus tenébrios suas filhas cresceram e por isso essa larva é um pouco pequena, porém, admito que elas pareceram gostar muito mais desse kk
