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Ant ID Bellflower, CA - March 18, 2015

Started By aniles71077 , Mar 19 2015 8:17 PM

Best Answer Gregory2455 , March 19 2015 - 8:49 PM

Roses are red

Violets are blue

When a Pogonomyrmex has no spines,

It is in the californicus group.

 

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#1 Offline aniles71077 - Posted March 19 2015 - 8:17 PM

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1. Bellflower, California USA 
2. March 18, 2015
3. City, dirt and wood chip covered lot
4.  7mm
5. Uniformly colored. Dull head and thorax. Shiny gaster. Under a microscope you can see grooves on the head and thorax.
6. 2 petiole nodes. No spines. Hair present all over. Antenna looked clubbed.
7. All visible ants were the same size/shape
8. Main nest is a low mound about 12in wide and off to the side of that a smaller mound with another entrance. Second mound is about 6in in diameter. 

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Entrance
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#2 Offline Miles - Posted March 19 2015 - 8:29 PM

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Pogonomyrmex, californicus group.


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#3 Offline Foogoo - Posted March 19 2015 - 8:33 PM

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What camera did you use to take those shots?


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#4 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted March 19 2015 - 8:49 PM   Best Answer

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Roses are red

Violets are blue

When a Pogonomyrmex has no spines,

It is in the californicus group.

 

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#5 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 19 2015 - 10:52 PM

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In Bellflower, CA I'm quite sure it is P. californicus.


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#6 Offline Ra3MaN - Posted March 20 2015 - 5:39 AM

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Welcome to the forum, that ant has such a nice colour. 


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#7 Offline aniles71077 - Posted March 20 2015 - 6:39 PM

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Thank you all for the info! Now I know to keep an eye out for nuptial flights in May/June. 

 

I used my Samsung Galaxy S5 to take the photos. 


#8 Offline Foogoo - Posted March 20 2015 - 11:09 PM

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Are you located near Bellflower? There's some Dorymyrmex flights already happening locally.


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#9 Offline aniles71077 - Posted March 21 2015 - 1:19 PM

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Thanks Foogoo! Will keep my eyes out!


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