Queen Ant and colony

This queen is in a test tube with her colony. Common ant found in NSW Australia.
Colony is about 200 strong with more on the way.

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• ants
• queen
• colony
• ant

[Armourzbagg]

please, tell me what species this is. i dont want to keep thinking its lasius neoniger

[BigDotMedia]

@Armourzbagg they are Iridomyrmex sp

[kenseisato1989]

please keep uploading movies, i subscribed!

[BigDotMedia]

@kenseisato1989 Got some more ant videos coming soon. :)

[nanoguy4098]

I'm guessing a species of Irodomyrmex.

[BigDotMedia]

@nanoguy4098 Yes, I believe so.

[TheAngelicDefender]

That's a pretty big test tube.

[kenseisato1989]

@BigDotMedia

yaaaay

thanks

[BigDotMedia]

@crazyhobo69 matting season. Get some cotton buds and pick the queen up (no wings) and put her into a test tube. If you know how to add water into the test tube thats a long term solution for her but otherwise the catch is the first part.

[goldeneggable]

awesome vid dude ants rule................if only there like soldiers and they can fly airplanes and use helicpoters

[BigDotMedia]

I have captured a bulldog ant, yes. They are very aggressive and they watch you and know your there - it's very weird. They have a painfull bit, something like a bee sting from my experience. Normally they are about 5-6cm long.