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Zeiss' Camponotus cf semitestaceus (18-9-2019)


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#1 Offline Zeiss - Posted September 18 2019 - 1:45 AM

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18-9-2019

I'm putting the "cf" as a temporary measure until someone confirms or denies because right now I'm too tired to care and will update when I properly identify the ants.

 

I caught these three queens while digging up the two larger Myrmecocystus spp. Their founding chambers looked surprisingly similar to M. mexicanus in shape and size.  I also observed they have a much more yellow coloration to their abdomens from the normal C. semitestaceus.  Hopefully I will get at least one good colony out of them.

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Edited by Zeiss, September 18 2019 - 1:46 AM.

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