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Houston Texas 10/17/17 2 Pheidole ID's


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#1 Offline Spamdy - Posted October 17 2017 - 2:03 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Katy, Texas
2. Date of collection: Mid August
3. Habitat of collection: Suburban neighborhood
4. Length : queen is 5 millimeters, workers are around 2 millimeters long
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: bright yellow gaster with more of an orange tone for rest of body, workers are almost all yellow
6. Distinguishing characteristics: N/A
7. Distinguishing behavior: These ants aren't fast, seem to cuddle very close to queen.
8. Nest description: N/A
9. Nuptial flight time and date: At Night around 9 PM, Mid August
 
My phone video is probably better that photos. Sorry for vertical video.

https://youtu.be/5OBRKJkieXA

 

1. Location (on a map) of collection: 
2. Date of collection: 8/4/17
3. Habitat of collection: Suburban neighborhood
4. Length : 4 milimeters
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black gaster for both worker and queen, rest of body is red.
6. Distinguishing characteristics:N/A
7. Distinguishing behavior: They are not fast
8. Nest description: N/A
9. Nuptial flight time and date: 8/4/17

https://youtu.be/Q-vnWuQS9Nw?t=4s


Edited by Spamdy, October 17 2017 - 2:05 PM.

All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#2 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted October 17 2017 - 2:09 PM

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Queen#2 looks like P.dentata to me. I don't know barely anything about Pheidole though.


I accidentally froze all my ants 


#3 Offline Spamdy - Posted October 17 2017 - 6:19 PM

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Could the yellow Pheidole sp 1. be Pheidole tysoni by any chance?


All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#4 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted October 18 2017 - 3:20 PM

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#1 actually kind of looks like Solenopsis texans or some other small solenopsis.


Edited by Connectimyrmex, October 18 2017 - 3:21 PM.

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#5 Offline Spamdy - Posted October 18 2017 - 3:49 PM

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#1 actually kind of looks like Solenopsis texans or some other small solenopsis.

Good point. Perhaps Solenopsis molesta or something like that. I'll try to see if the queen has any dorsal spines on her propodeum.


All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#6 Offline Spamdy - Posted October 19 2017 - 5:57 PM

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Ok so I just went through all 51 native Pheidole species in Texas on Antmaps. This is what I got: Queen 2. is Pheidole floridana and Queens 1. is Pheidole nuculiceps. (assuming it is Pheidole.)

Basically I went and searched all 51 species up then took out all of them that didn't match the coloration of these two queens and narrowed it down from there. Didn't post a head pic for the queen and I realize this is important for the ID so... here you go.SWnpUVQ.jpg


All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#7 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted October 19 2017 - 6:21 PM

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Oh, your orange queen is definitely Pheidole. Sorry for the wrong id, the head looked different in the video.


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Keeper of
Miniature Labradoodle
Baby Wolf Spider
Mud Dauber wasp larvae
Ochetellus Glaber
Solenopsis Geminata
Brachymyrmex Obscurior
Cardiocondyla Emeryi
Tetramorium Bicarinatum
Plagiolepis Alluaudi
Anoplolepis Gracilipes
Technomyrmex Difficilis
Pheidole Megacephala
Aholehole fish
Cowrie snail
Sea Fan Worm
100+ sea squirts
Tree seedlings
Ghost Crab
Day Gecko
Small Fat Centipede
Endemic Lacewing larva
Vernal Pool shrimps

#8 Offline Spamdy - Posted October 20 2017 - 4:23 AM

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Thanks! I'll see if I can get a more accurate ID.

All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#9 Offline Hunter - Posted October 20 2017 - 4:26 AM

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# looks like solonopisis


# looks like solonopisis

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