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Queen Ant ID (Pheidole sp.) (Trabuco Canyon, CA) (9-23-2017)

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#1 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 23 2017 - 8:50 AM

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1. Location of collection:  Trabuco Canyon, California
2. Date of collection:  8-2-2017
3. Habitat of collection:  Oak Forest
4. Length (from head to gaster):  6mm (queen), 2mm (worker)
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Queen - Rust color, brown gaster; Worker - Rust color thorax, maize gaster, brown head
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Short spines
7. Anything else distinctive:
8. Nest description:

9. Nuptial flight time and date: 5:00 AM, 8-2-2017

 

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#2 Offline VoidElecent - Posted September 23 2017 - 8:59 AM

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According to AntWikiPheidole cerebrosior typically live in "evergreen-oak-woodland[s] in mountain canyons".


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#3 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 23 2017 - 9:05 AM

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I know how hard it is to ID Pheidole in California, especially without majors, but I figured I would add this since this is one I have not found before. The colors are different than most I've seen. When I first found the queen I thought it looked a lot like Pheidole gilvescens, but I'm pretty sure those are only found in the desert. Then once the workers showed up, I can see they look a lot different than P. gilvescens. It is slightly larger as well.



#4 Offline gcsnelling - Posted September 23 2017 - 10:21 AM

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With luck majors will arrive soon.



#5 Offline AntsCalifornia - Posted September 26 2017 - 2:44 PM

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How do you get pictures like that? What camera do you use. Pictures like this would be helpful since I've got many similar looking queens, but they are different I know because they are slightly different and workers are different. I also have lots of queens that are red with black-looking gasters, and they all look pretty much the same in the pictures I'm getting. I'm currently using an iphone 6, its the best I can get right now.







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