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Sweet Home, Oregon 12-8-19

Started By Westroy2010 , Dec 8 2019 4:10 PM

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#1 Offline Westroy2010 - Posted December 8 2019 - 4:10 PM

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1. Found in Sweet Home, Oregon in a pile of live edge rough sawn lumber, hiding in a knot.
2. 12-8-19
3. At the edge of a Douglas Fir forest
4. About 15mm
5. Shiny black. Very slight red tint on thorax.

Not sure these pictures will be good enough. I can try to get some with a better camera later if they are not. This is another find by my 9 year old, and we thank you all for your help with an id.
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Edited by Westroy2010, December 9 2019 - 6:57 PM.

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#2 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted December 8 2019 - 5:12 PM

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I'd say a Camponoutus species.


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#3 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted December 8 2019 - 5:27 PM

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I'd say a Camponoutus species.

Probably C. vicinus or C. modoc.


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#4 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 8 2019 - 6:07 PM

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Head's too wide for vicinus. I'd say either C. modoc or C. leavigatus.
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#5 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted December 8 2019 - 10:00 PM

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It's definitely not C. laevigatus, there are no hairs on its gaster. I think it's C. novaeboracensis, as from the photos I can see a tinge of red on the thorax, and that is one of the only species with such patterning.
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#6 Offline NickAnter - Posted December 9 2019 - 6:09 AM

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It is either novaeboracensis or herculeanus.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#7 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 9 2019 - 6:19 AM

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I'm gonna revise my ID and say Camponotus herculeanus.

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#8 Offline Canadian anter - Posted December 9 2019 - 6:21 AM

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It's definitely not C. laevigatus, there are no hairs on its gaster. I think it's C. novaeboracensis, as from the photos I can see a tinge of red on the thorax, and that is one of the only species with such patterning.

Camponotus modoc ans herculeanus may have the same colouring
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#9 Offline Westroy2010 - Posted December 9 2019 - 11:16 AM

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My son went back this morning and found some eggs in the hole and put them in with her. Thanks all for the input on the species.

Edited by Westroy2010, December 9 2019 - 7:05 PM.

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