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#1 Offline Ants Galore - Posted March 16 2018 - 11:01 AM

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 I caught her on Mar. 13, 2018 at Guadeloupe State Park(in Texas) in a slightly wooded and aired, dry area on a scrap piece of wood at about 5 P.M. I can't give a measurement, but she is definitely the same size as my Camponotus pennsylvanicus. queen. She has a black head and gaster with a red thorax. She is definitely Camponotus. She could be Camponotus Texanus. 

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#2 Offline LC3 - Posted March 16 2018 - 11:19 AM

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Please follow the ID format. Also the image is 404d.  :thinking:


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#3 Offline Ants Galore - Posted March 16 2018 - 1:14 PM

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Sorry.

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Guadeloupe State Park, Texas
2. Date of collection: March 13, 2018
3. Habitat of collection: Slightly wooded area
4. Length (from head to gaster): Idk but its the same size as my Camponotus pennsylvanicus. queen
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Gaster & Head are black thorax is red
6. Distinguishing characteristics: What do you want me to say? It's Camponotus for sure.
7. Distinguishing behavior: -
8. Nest description: Scrap of wood

9. Nuptial flight time and date: I don't think there was a flight that day. She must've already settled when I caught her


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Sorry I won't mess up the format next time  :facepalm:



#4 Offline LC3 - Posted March 16 2018 - 1:58 PM

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Looks like Camponotus chromaiodes but I'm not sure if they occur in Texas. Pretty sure they don't fly this early either.


Edited by LC3, March 16 2018 - 1:59 PM.

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#5 Offline AntBread - Posted March 19 2018 - 5:11 PM

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Looks like Camponotus Texanus. Congrats on catching a queen!


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#6 Offline nurbs - Posted March 19 2018 - 9:11 PM

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Nice shots! Embedded for you :)

 

 

 

 


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#7 Offline Ants Galore - Posted March 20 2018 - 5:33 PM

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Nice shots! Embedded for you :)

 

 

 Thanks! It laid four eggs, and they're red for some reason.



#8 Offline Ants Galore - Posted March 21 2018 - 2:29 PM

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Could it be Camponotus Vicinus red variety?






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