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[LC3]

1. Location of collection: Some mountain in BC, Canada.
2. Date of collection: August, 10,2015
3. Habitat of collection: Grass and sandy soil. In the mountains of BC.
4. Length (from head to gaster):Queens:around 7mm,workers: 4mm - 5mm(these are big Myrmica)
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: BrownishOrange thorax with brown-grey head and black gaster.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: they have spines, unknown if they posses a stinger.
7. Anything else distinctive: Rather large for a Myrmica, Preyed on by this Formica sp.
8. Nest description: Unknown, no nest located. Most likely polygynous.

 

I found these Myrmica the same place where the those Formica were. The queen I found is no more than an empty shell dumped at the entrance of the Formica nest; the top of her thorax was gone and her gaster was hollow.

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Edited by LC3, August 15 2015 - 1:49 PM.

[Jonathan21700]

These are more likely Manica.

[LC3]

o.O Manica occur in the mountains?? I thought there was only 4 species across N.America, either way I know very little about Myrmica's cousin. 

[Jonathan21700]

Manica occur mainly in the mountains. They look a lot like Myrmica but bigger and their petiole seems longer.

[LC3]

AH. Ok thanks. Shouldn't be hard to find out since there's only 4 species across N.America.

Edited by LC3, August 15 2015 - 4:06 PM.

[LC3]

Problem: If they are Manica, the closest one (and the one that matches their colouration) M. bradleyi don't occur in BC or even Canada in general.