Our Newest Member of Gamergate

Here's our newest member of the Gamergate queen ant stable and is what we think is Iridomyrmex agilis. We've named her FERGUSON, in honour of the person who found her, Simon Ferguson.

If you look closely she's already holding an egg in between her mandibles. We're hoping she successfully raises a colony. 

Iridomyrmex agilis is closely related to Iridomyrmex rubriceps and the often encountered black house ant, Iridomyrmex bicknelli. Some photos of the workers are below.

We'll keep you guys updated throughout the summer of her progress.

 

 

 

 

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Food For Thought
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Ant Food Explained
Ant Food Explained

In the first part of this two part series we take a look at ant food.

Identifying The Ants You Find This Ant Keeping Season.
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Is This Ant A Queen?
Is This Ant A Queen?

In Part 2 we take a look at identifying a queen.

Gamergate Ants, FERGUSONBrendon Cameron