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#1 Offline Nincadaguy - Posted April 13 2017 - 3:39 PM

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1. Location of collection:  Street curb near apartment complex 

2. Date of collection: 4/13/2017 right after rain
3. Habitat of collection: Grass and trees near the street curb
4. Length (from head to gaster): about 10mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: orange-ish head thorax and a brown/black thorax
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Definity looks like Componotus 
7. Distinguishing behavior: Pulling at cotton in her test tube sometime

(Sorry for the bad photo)

 

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#2 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 13 2017 - 4:13 PM

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The picture is very hard to make out, but I think you're right, it looks like a Camponotus. Possibly C. discolor, . decipens or C. sayi.



#3 Offline Nincadaguy - Posted April 13 2017 - 4:24 PM

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The picture is very hard to make out, but I think you're right, it looks like a Camponotus. Possibly C. discolor, . decipens or C. sayi.

With any of those species, would I have to worry about soil for larvae/pupae?



#4 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 13 2017 - 6:02 PM

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The picture is very hard to make out, but I think you're right, it looks like a Camponotus. Possibly C. discolor, . decipens or C. sayi.

With any of those species, would I have to worry about soil for larvae/pupae?

 

 

I'm not too sure, I don't know too much about any of them. I suspect a little antwiki research would do the trick.



#5 Offline Spamdy - Posted April 15 2017 - 6:30 AM

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I'm guessing Camponotus too.


All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#6 Offline Martialis - Posted April 15 2017 - 6:43 AM

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Impossible to tell the species, let alone the genus, without a proper photo.


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#7 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted April 15 2017 - 6:45 AM

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I agree, we might need a better picture.






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