What type of ant is this? - General

[B]This thread is now for possible names for the ant, assuming it survives the night so I don't have to make a new thread and piss off the mods.[/B] I was going across my room and found this ant, it's pretty big, and decided that instead of killing it or throwing it outside to where there's a tarantula (coincidentally, I was begging my mom to let me keep that, but in the end it was a no), I would keep it. [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/Imagehosting/pics/be77a0b9fd684f94fc89182c6ccc4016.JPG[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/Imagehosting/pics/e65cea851ef56f713b970ba6e823278a.JPG[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/Imagehosting/pics/1944d2fd4ef30860eb36f3b8a2ff4c79.JPG[/img_thumb] I have it in a dvd spindle thing right now with a few air holes (obviously not big enough for it to escape), and if it is still alive when I get home from work tomorrow, I'm going to keep it as a pet.

Look's like Queen Ant of some species.

I'd feel kinda bad if I captured a queen ant, but don't those like never leave the hive?

Looks like a really fucking ugly ant.

Looks scary as shit.

[QUOTE=Skippy!;16235348]Looks scary as shit.[/QUOTE] It scared the shit out of me at first, the things about the size of the second joint on my thumb.

[QUOTE=VassikinX3;16235333]I'd feel kinda bad if I captured a queen ant, but don't those like never leave the hive?[/QUOTE] Only when they change nest location, and that couldn't be a queen. too small. I'd imagine that's a carpenter ant.

dickants.

Fill the jar with paper and set it on fire.

[QUOTE=Paravin;16235479]Fill the jar with paper and set it on fire.[/QUOTE] but it's plastic... I'll just throw some matches and gasoline in there.

[QUOTE=VassikinX3;16235508]but it's plastic... I'll just throw some matches and gasoline in there.[/QUOTE] Too quick. Leave it out on the driveway in the sun.

[QUOTE=Dubeard;16235421]Only when they change nest location, and that couldn't be a queen. too small. I'd imagine that's a carpenter ant.[/QUOTE] Don't think it's a carpenter, google showed me smallish black ones, this one has a black head, the middle is 1\4th black, 3\4ths golden brown, and the ass is golden brown. Also, it has what look almost like fangs on the underside.

Find that tarantula and feed the ant to it :buddy:

[QUOTE=Skippy!;16235525]Too quick. Leave it out on the driveway in the sun.[/QUOTE] I have a food dehydrator, should I just use that? I can cut off its legs too so it can't escape. [editline]08:31AM[/editline] [QUOTE=salty peanut;16235549]Find that tarantula and feed the ant to it :buddy:[/QUOTE] I'm not feeding a god damn freeloader. If it was a pet that's one thing, if it's just there, fuck it.

sniff it

[QUOTE=VassikinX3;16235566]I have a food dehydrator, should I just use that? I can cut off its legs too so it can't escape..[/QUOTE] Yes.

[QUOTE=Skippy!;16235603]Yes.[/QUOTE] If it's alive in the morning, I will see what I can do. For now, it's in the spindle with a few pieces of couscous. This thread is now for possible names for the ant, assuming it survives the night.

dat ant ass where's postal?

I think it's a Harvester Ant Queen. [img]http://entomology.lsu.edu/faculty/hooper_files/HarvesterAntQueen.jpg[/img] The colors are different, and it isn't as hairy, but it has the same structure. That and there's literally billions of harvester ants here in the desert.

Yeah. Looks kinda similar... Could always look for some bug web site and look it up there.

Honestly, I don't expect it to live more then a week at tops, I just thought it would be nice to know if somebody else knew offhand like postal. Tomorrow if it didn't die, I'm gonna put dirt and rocks, maybe some leafs in it along with some food and other ants if I can get them.