Rescued Formica ...( previously assumed Pogonomyrmex Bicolor)
I have been researching and interested in ants for the past few months. In that time I have been lurking and reading everything I can get my hands on. While waiting to find a queen after a nuptial...
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They look like Pogonomyrmex Bicolor to me. The picture is kind of dark but they do look like them to me.
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They look like ants that belong to Formicinae subfamily, their waist have one segment and not two. Can we have close up shots of one ant, please, I think dspDrew is right about this.
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wook wrote:They look like ants that belong to Formicinae subfamily, their waist have one segment and not two. Can we have close up shots of one ant, please, I think dspDrew is right about this.I'll...
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Jay Spence wrote:wook wrote:They look like ants that belong to Formicinae subfamily, their waist have one segment and not two. Can we have close up shots of one ant, please, I think dspDrew is right...
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wook wrote:They look like ants that belong to Formicinae subfamily, their waist have one segment and not two. Can we have close up shots of one ant, please, I think dspDrew is right about this.Yeah,...
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WeatherAnt wrote:wook wrote:They look like ants that belong to Formicinae subfamily, their waist have one segment and not two. Can we have close up shots of one ant, please, I think dspDrew is right...
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Thanks wook. I appreciate the help. I would ask that you leave the photo as it is important to the flow of the thread. Now that we have made it this far, I'll get a better macro shot and see if we can...
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Jay Spence wrote:Thanks wook. I appreciate the help. I would ask that you leave the photo as it is important to the flow of the thread. Now that we have made it this far, I'll get a better macro shot...
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I took a better picture today. If anyone can help better identify these it would be greatly appreciated. They were collected in a pine and grass area of Colorado approximately 8K in elevation. Link...
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OK they are not P. bicolor. I would go with Formica ravida.
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Thanks Lucian. Appreciate the help. Is there an identification guide available for ants? Say with tree ID, it would start with leaf type, size, bark type, ect. until you get to the exact tree. Does...
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Not that I have found. At least not an all in one as there is so many species of ants with many more sub-species in each. I would have to guess it would take many decades to compile all that kind of...
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Jay Spence wrote:... Say with tree ID, it would start with leaf type, size, bark type, ect. until you get to the exact tree...FYI, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ect ...
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Thanks again Lucian. My son is getting a Leopard Gecko for his birthday so I may be contacting you off line for some advice.
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Jay Spence wrote:Thanks again Lucian. My son is getting a Leopard Gecko for his birthday so I may be contacting you off line for some advice.Using ants to feed your new gecko?
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antdude wrote:Jay Spence wrote:Thanks again Lucian. My son is getting a Leopard Gecko for his birthday so I may be contacting you off line for some advice. Using ants to feed your new gecko? Crickets...
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OK you can PM me any time and I will answer any questions you have. Crickets are a main food for them but that is not all you can feed them. Small Roaches, Smaller Mealworms are also good food for...
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Jay Spence wrote:Crickets I'm told. The pet shop is holding it until his birthday in a few weeks. They are doing a reptile show for an hour and at the end they'll give him the gecko. Wow, a birthday...
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antdude wrote:Jay Spence wrote:Crickets I'm told. The pet shop is holding it until his birthday in a few weeks. They are doing a reptile show for an hour and at the end they'll give him the gecko....
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Jay Spence wrote:antdude wrote:Jay Spence wrote:Crickets I'm told. The pet shop is holding it until his birthday in a few weeks. They are doing a reptile show for an hour and at the end they'll give...
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