I found this Formica moki queen on June 22nd 2013, in Mount Baldy, California. I was taking a look at some other small ants, when she just came running past. I had been trying to find a queen of this species for the past two weeks, but had no luck until that day, when I wasn't even trying.
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About two days later, she laid three eggs, and at the time of this post, has a pile of what looks like about 12 eggs now.
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