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#1 Offline SummysAnts - Posted April 12 2017 - 11:04 AM

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1. Location of collection: She was found running across our back porch in Virginia Beach, VA around 2:30pm we have a decent number of trees and plants in our backyard

2. Date of collection: May 12th 2017

3. Habitat of collection: suburban backyard running across the porch

4. Length: She is 25mm long

5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: She has a black head and her thorax is black on top fading into a dark red underneath. Her legs start as dark red and fade to black and her gaster starts as dark red where it connects to the thorax and fades to black on the tip.









#2 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted April 12 2017 - 11:11 AM

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Camponotus sp. I would say.


Edited by Nathant2131, April 12 2017 - 11:12 AM.

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#3 Offline Runner12 - Posted April 12 2017 - 11:56 AM

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Camponotus chromaiodes
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#4 Offline Martialis - Posted April 13 2017 - 10:20 AM

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Camponotus chromaiodes

 

I second that.

 

Check measurements, please. These queens are 18mm long.


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#5 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 13 2017 - 10:55 AM

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Camponotus already flying in VA? Shouldn't be too long before they make their way to PA...



#6 Offline Martialis - Posted April 13 2017 - 11:09 AM

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Camponotus already flying in VA? Shouldn't be too long before they make their way to PA...

 

This was from May.

 

edit: Wait, it appears this person is from the future.


Edited by Martialis, April 13 2017 - 11:10 AM.

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#7 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 13 2017 - 11:11 AM

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Camponotus already flying in VA? Shouldn't be too long before they make their way to PA...

 

This was from May.

 

edit: Wait, it appears this person is from the future.

 

 

Holy mother of god you're right. 


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#8 Offline Spamdy - Posted April 13 2017 - 11:38 AM

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definitely Camponotus but to specific, I think it is Camponotus Ligniperda.


All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#9 Offline Martialis - Posted April 13 2017 - 11:40 AM

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Those are European ants. All collections in the New World are dubious.


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#10 Offline SummysAnts - Posted April 13 2017 - 11:48 AM

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Crap I'm so sorry I ment to type April!
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#11 Offline Runner12 - Posted April 13 2017 - 12:07 PM

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They're flying in SC too. I found a queen of this species wandering my kitchen a week ago.

#12 Offline SummysAnts - Posted May 5 2017 - 3:08 AM

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Update: She has a large pile of eggs now!





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