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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: mid June nuptial flights.


Best Answer rdurham02 , September 9 2017 - 2:57 PM

Appears to be Camponotus to me..perhaps noveboracensis from coloration of the queen.

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#1 Offline Lazarus - Posted September 9 2017 - 2:25 PM

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My son collected FOUR queens from the exact same species and each of the four are thriving in their respective test tubes with between 10 and 15 workers.

Had a bit of hard time getting good pics but I think this one below is the best and captures the features adequately. At first we thought they were Tetramorium but because of the redish thorax on the queen I now think they are Camponotus.

 

1. Location of collection:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

2. Date of collection (more important for ID's of queens):
Caught mid-June

3. Habitat of collection (ie: desert scrub, oak forest, riparian, etc.).
Most of the Queens were caught in or near a mall Parking Lot (with some small bush islands). One in slightly wooded area near houses.

4. Length:
Queens: 13mm
Workers: 5mm

5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture:
Mostly black but Queens have distinct dark reddish hue on top of thorax.

6. Distinguishing characteristics:
One petiole as far as i can tell. Yellowish segmented gasters (lined?) that look more prominent on workers than on queen.

 

Dario

 

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Edited by Lazarus, September 14 2017 - 8:50 AM.

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#2 Offline rdurham02 - Posted September 9 2017 - 2:57 PM   Best Answer

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Appears to be Camponotus to me..perhaps noveboracensis from coloration of the queen.



#3 Offline VoidElecent - Posted September 9 2017 - 3:25 PM

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Camponotus novaeboracensis



#4 Offline Lazarus - Posted September 9 2017 - 3:58 PM

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Thank you!

 

And I think I figured out how to upload images here directly.

Camponotus novaeboracensis 1 P3

Edited by Lazarus, September 9 2017 - 4:33 PM.

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