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San Jose, CA - 4/8/2020


Best Answer YsTheAnt , April 23 2020 - 11:11 PM

Liometopum occidentale :) Go to the full post


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#1 Offline irvosanjose - Posted April 23 2020 - 9:10 PM

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Thanks in advance! I'm guessing it's some kind of camponotus.

 

1. Location (on a map) of collection: San Jose, CA
2. Date of collection: 4/8/2020
3. Habitat of collection: City Park - California Oak
4. Length (from head to gaster): 13mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Dark brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics: thorax is orange on the worker ants, fuzzy gasters on the workers.
7. Distinguishing behavior: The nests seem to be almost always on oak trees in this area.
8. Nest description: Oak tree that has some damage to it

9. Nuptial flight time and date: 4/8/2020

 


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#2 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted April 23 2020 - 11:11 PM   Best Answer

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Liometopum occidentale :)
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#3 Offline Broncos - Posted April 24 2020 - 7:14 AM

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Yea I agree


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#4 Offline irvosanjose - Posted April 24 2020 - 9:27 AM

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Thanks, guys! I looked up the species and you are spot on.

 


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#5 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted July 21 2021 - 5:27 PM

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i don't ever recall them flying this early but its to late for luctuosum to fly so its most likely occidentale


What i am keeping Brachymyrmex patagonicus 1 worker x5 tetramorium immigrans 10 workers x2 lasius crypticus 5 workers Pheidole californica 6 queens150~ workers 10-30 majors, Formica argentea 10~ W

 

 

What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.


#6 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 21 2021 - 5:51 PM

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i don't ever recall them flying this early but its to late for luctuosum to fly so its most likely occidentale

This is from LAST YEAR.
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