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#1 Offline JohnTX - Posted February 21 2018 - 1:42 PM

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Looking for help in confirming ID, thanks for any help you can give.  I believe these are Crematogaster

 

This was a "gift with purchase" that was included when I bought two Camponotus last Fall, so I don't have all the info.  She has done well with ~20 workers now.

 

Queen is getting really stressed with just pictures and light, so can't get a good measurement or picture.  I don't want to push her.

 

Thanks!


1. Location of collection:  Central TX, rural area.

2. Date of collection: summer 2017
3. Habitat of collection: Unknown
4. Length (to the nearest millimeter or 1/16th of an inch.)  Workers 3-4mm; Queen ~10mm.
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: dark brown gaster, translucent brown body.
6. Distinguishing characteristics:  2 nodes with spine
7. Anything else distinctive:  very shy queen, workers swarm into outworld when disturbed.  Workers lift gasters high when stressed.

 

 
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#2 Offline nurbs - Posted February 21 2018 - 1:46 PM

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Welcome! Yep, looks like Crematogaster.


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#3 Offline VoidElecent - Posted February 21 2018 - 2:11 PM

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Welcome! Yep, looks like Crematogaster.

 

Seconded. An identification down to the species level is essentially impossible; you'd need intense magnification.



#4 Offline JohnTX - Posted February 21 2018 - 2:40 PM

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Thanks for the confirmation!



#5 Offline kellakk - Posted February 21 2018 - 2:48 PM

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Very nice! Definitely Crematogaster.  If this colony ever gets large enough that you're willing to sacrifice some workers, you should send some my way. I can identify them for you under my lab microscope.


Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis

Novomessor cockerelli

Pogonomyrmex montanus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Manica bradleyi

 

 





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