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Ghost ants in cali

Started By ponerinecat , Sep 2 2019 2:46 PM

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#1 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 2 2019 - 2:46 PM

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Saw trails of ghost ants in the rainforest exhibit in the academy of sciences, reported them but if they spread and survive the cold this could be an issue.


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#2 Offline BADANT - Posted September 2 2019 - 2:51 PM

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How close were you?
Just asking because I have use a magnifying glass to identify most ants. Although these do have a distinct pattern.


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#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted September 2 2019 - 2:52 PM

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Ghost ants are known to inhabit tropical greenhouses throughout the world so I wouldn't be too worried. The good news though is that now you have a population to collect colonies or specimens from. I have a colony and they're very fun to keep although also escape artists.
My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#4 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 2 2019 - 2:56 PM

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Can't collect anything from the exhibit


And I was right next to their trail.


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#5 Offline gcsnelling - Posted September 2 2019 - 3:26 PM

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They have been present in Southern California for many years.


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#6 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 2 2019 - 3:28 PM

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Really, I never knew. I thought this was new.


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