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Flan: Thailand:shiny black queen with nice smell. (28. Nov 2015 15:30)

Hello, I caught her in moisty place in Phuket. I dont know when they are nesting, but their body resembles Lasius fuliginosus. Except they are bigger(queen ~9mm and worker ~7mm) and head looks different.
Her smell(probably only when alarmed) is like citrus perfume, but I cannot compare it to anything.

Flan: Re: Thailand:shiny black queen with nice smell. (28. Nov 2015 16:29)

Ok, I think this may be Polyrhachis rastellata.

HookNick: Re: Thailand:shiny black queen with nice smell. (28. Nov 2015 17:04)

I think Polyrhachis rastellata, too.
With this color there are some Camponotus, but they are larger than 9mm.
Very nice queen :)

wyh19991214: Re: Thailand:shiny black queen with nice smell. (29. Nov 2015 04:42)

i dont know its name,but in Chinese,we called it 结刺蚁

HookNick: Re: Thailand:shiny black queen with nice smell. (29. Nov 2015 14:43)

Google translator says:

结刺蚁 = Stacheldrahtameise = barbed ant

:grin: