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North Salt Lake Utah, USA

Started By USA2NZ , May 11 2020 12:19 PM
utah taxonomy just learning

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#1 Offline USA2NZ - Posted May 11 2020 - 12:19 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Eaglewood Golf Course, 1110 E Eaglewood Loop, North Salt Lake, Utah 84054
2. Date of collection: 05/05/2020
3. Habitat of collection: Lawn bordering mountainous scrub desert
4. Length (from head to gaster): 5mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Dark (almost black) head and gaster, light copper colored thorax.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: 1 petiole, 12 antennal segments, no spikes, see pictures for more. 
7. Distinguishing behavior: Seem to prefer to flee instead of attaking.
8. Nest description: Mostly tunnels dug out around bulbed plants, but there is also a small mound. Sandy soil in a garden bed.

9. Nuptial flight time and date: Not a clue, worker ants.

 

I'm trying to learn ant identification (I'm apparently not very good. And Queens... Goodness me, I don't have a clue how to identify them!). I follow the charts, but the end result doesn't look like the ant I have... Can anyone help me?

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#2 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 11 2020 - 12:35 PM

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Nice pictures! Looks like some kind of Formica.


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#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 11 2020 - 12:43 PM

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Excellent pictures. I would guess F. neorufibarbis, but I'm not sure.


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). 

#4 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 11 2020 - 12:54 PM

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There are ~58 species of Formica in Utah. This might be hard to ID...


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#5 Offline Canadant - Posted May 18 2020 - 4:17 PM

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Those are great photos!
"You don't get what you want. You get what you deserve".
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