Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Higgins Woodland

Formicidae (family) at Higgins Woodland - 26 Nov 2023
Formicidae (family) at Higgins Woodland - 26 Nov 2023
Formicidae (family) at Higgins Woodland - 26 Nov 2023
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Identification history

Formicidae (family) 28 Nov 2023 JonLewis
Camponotus consobrinus 28 Nov 2023 Amata
Acanthinevania sp. (genus) 26 Nov 2023 Trevor

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5 comments

SimoneC wrote:
   28 Nov 2023
Hi @Trevor I’m finding it hard to get a good match for this. The wing venation does not match Acanthinevania, or any other type of Evaniidae wasp. Was it alive when you photographed it?
CathB wrote:
   28 Nov 2023
Could this be an ant? I have seen a few that look like this and have wondered if they were queens whose gasters had been picked off by predators
Amata wrote:
   28 Nov 2023
Suggestion based on similarity between this individual and male Nocturnal Sugar Ants.
SimoneC wrote:
   28 Nov 2023
I did wonder if it might be an ant
JonLewis wrote:
   28 Nov 2023
Hi all, its a male ant that has lost its gaster in some areas unfortunate accident. Can’t ID even to genus. Cheers, Jon

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 26 Nov 2023 08:54 AM Recorded on
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