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Ant ID request East LA County Foothills 06-02-20


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#1 Offline SanDimasTom - Posted June 2 2020 - 7:37 PM

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Hey guys new to ant keeping, or at least trying to get into it with my 5 yr old. We found a couple of reddish ant which looked like queens to us but we aren't sure. Any help is appreciated, info is below. Thanks! 

 We found them on a trail behind a park in San Dimas, CA which is in the foothill region of East LA County. We collected them on 06/2/20 which was a mostly sunny warm and slightly humid. The habitat is mostly chapparal / scrub and we found them along a trail. Both were alone wandering around alone. Maybe around 7/16 in. They are a reddish color with a black stripe around the abdomen. The thorax has a couple of dark marks which I hoped might be wing scars but I could be wrong. Fairly shiny, I believe I see two petiole nodes. No clue on how many segments on the clubs/antenae. 


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34°07'40.2"N 117°48'01.4"W

 

 

Thanks again!

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#2 Offline VoidElecent - Posted June 2 2020 - 7:38 PM

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I believe this is Pogonomyrmex californicus.


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#3 Offline SanDimasTom - Posted June 2 2020 - 8:10 PM

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I believe this is Pogonomyrmex californicus.

 

Thanks for the reply! Do you think its safe to say its a queen? 



#4 Offline rcbuggy88 - Posted June 2 2020 - 8:20 PM

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It’s definitely a Queen, notice the wing scars and larger mesonoma/thorax/middle part. I think Pogonomyrmex are semi-claustral so you might need to buy some seed or find some.
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#5 Offline Manitobant - Posted June 2 2020 - 9:45 PM

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It’s definitely a Queen, notice the wing scars and larger mesonoma/thorax/middle part. I think Pogonomyrmex are semi-claustral so you might need to buy some seed or find some.

californicus is semi claustral, though not all Pogonomyrmex are.
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#6 Offline rcbuggy88 - Posted June 2 2020 - 10:13 PM

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Cool noted. I have never kept this genus before so I was mostly just judging by gaster size and shape. I also googled it but was only semi conclusive.

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