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Wanted | Deceased Camponotus Queens of Varying species


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#1 Offline T.C. - Posted May 8 2018 - 10:20 PM

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I'm looking for, a number of Camponotus species. It must be a Queen and deceased. Preferably in good shape and either fully preserved or fully dried out. I only need one of each. Right now just looking at U.S. species, but likely interested in others at well. Please contact me. Rather than saying what species I do need, it would be easier to say what I don't need. Here is the current very short list.

 

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The Don't need list.

 

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

 

Camponotus noveboracensis


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#2 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted May 9 2018 - 3:55 PM

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Hmm...

I'm not sure if I can send them, but I do happen to have two dead C. nearcticus queens (one red morph and one black morph) and possibly a C. caryae queen.


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#3 Offline T.C. - Posted May 9 2018 - 4:19 PM

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Hmm...

I'm not sure if I can send them, but I do happen to have two dead C. nearcticus queens (one red morph and one black morph) and possibly a C. caryae queen.

 

I'd be interested, if you are worried of the legal aspect it is fine.


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#4 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 9 2018 - 6:46 PM

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This is a cool idea! One could have a huge collection of exotic queens, without breaking the law! I might do this!

#5 Offline Crystals - Posted May 9 2018 - 7:50 PM

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If you want some C. herculeanus, send me a PM. Although there is a good chance that they are crossed with modocs this far into the boreal forest, as I have found out the hard way with my first queen.


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#6 Offline Enderz - Posted May 9 2018 - 9:00 PM

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If you want some C. herculeanus, send me a PM. Although there is a good chance that they are crossed with modocs this far into the boreal forest, as I have found out the hard way with my first queen.

Crystal what does that mean :/


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#7 Offline T.C. - Posted May 9 2018 - 9:15 PM

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If you want some C. herculeanus, send me a PM. Although there is a good chance that they are crossed with modocs this far into the boreal forest, as I have found out the hard way with my first queen.

For sure.


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#8 Offline AntsNoVA - Posted May 10 2018 - 5:49 AM

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I have several Camponotus castaneus queens who have been deceased for a year or two now. Let me know if interested. 



#9 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 10 2018 - 7:08 AM

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The only preserved Camponotus queen I have is C. pennsylvanicus , but I do have Colobopsis impressa, which is closely related to Camponotus, if you are interested.



#10 Offline T.C. - Posted May 10 2018 - 9:34 AM

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I have several Camponotus castaneus queens who have been deceased for a year or two now. Let me know if interested. 

Yes, I definetly am. Send me a PM please.

 

 

The only preserved Camponotus queen I have is C. pennsylvanicus , but I do have Colobopsis impressa, which is closely related to Camponotus, if you are interested.

Yeah, I'll take it.


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#11 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted May 10 2018 - 3:25 PM

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Hmm...

I'm not sure if I can send them, but I do happen to have two dead C. nearcticus queens (one red morph and one black morph) and possibly a C. caryae queen.

 

I'd be interested, if you are worried of the legal aspect it is fine.

 

What I mean is I have no idea how to ship them over. They'll probably get crushed xD (they are super brittle right now)


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#12 Offline Crystals - Posted May 17 2018 - 6:19 AM

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If you want some C. herculeanus, send me a PM. Although there is a good chance that they are crossed with modocs this far into the boreal forest, as I have found out the hard way with my first queen.

Crystal what does that mean :/

 

There is a large flight right now. They look like herculeanus at a glance (with their coloring), but when you start taking micro-measurements and see the nearly solid yellow color of newly eclosed workers, they have more in common with modoc than herculeanus. I spent a few hours with Drew and a few other people going over the tiny details in Myrmecology ID guides while I had the queen under a microscope before we all came to the conclusion that the physical features are modoc, although the bit of red just makes them look like herculeanus.

Some I have caught were true herculeanus, but not many....


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