I went anting today. I saw lots of active nests of Solenopsis and Dorymyrmex, Oddly enough I couldn't find the Pogonomyrmex nests from last year, yet I managed to get one queen. I was really hoping to find more but this is all I found.
1) Location of Collection : Fresno, California Latitude 36°52'5.79"N Longitude 119°43'46.63"W
2) Date of Collection : March 17, 2017
3) Habitat : Dry sandy clay like substrate, adjacent to an orchard
4) Length : roughly 10-12mm
5) Color : Red with a brownish hue.
6) Distinguishing Characteristic : Sparse Inter-tergum hairs
7) Distinguishing behavior : review video
8) Nest Description : Small founding nest, surrounded with tunneling overburden about the size of a USA quarter.
I offered her some Byformica nectar and she seemed to drink some for a small while. I'm hoping she settles down in her test tube and gets used to it. If not maybe I'll make her something she can dig in.
Edited by FSTP, March 21 2017 - 2:11 PM.