Found today 6/4/2020
Coronado Beach
5 pm
Found wandering around on sand
Edited by M_Ants, June 4 2020 - 6:34 PM.
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Pogonomyrmex Sp. Queen? Coronado Beach
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Posted June 4 2020 - 6:32 PM
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Veromessor pergandei
Veromessor andrei
Crematogaster sp.
Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
Various Pheidole
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Posted June 4 2020 - 6:46 PM
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Yep, this is a Pogonomyrmex queen. Likely P. californicus.
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Posted June 4 2020 - 6:47 PM
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Yay! Anything I should know about care? I've read these can be tricky.
Veromessor pergandei
Veromessor andrei
Crematogaster sp.
Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
Various Pheidole
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Semi claustral. Just keep her in a test tube. Feed her a variety of seeds and nuts. After the founding stage, things should go pretty smoothly.Yay! Anything I should know about care? I've read these can be tricky.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Posted June 4 2020 - 6:57 PM
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Sand or dirt in test tube?
Veromessor pergandei
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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
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Posted June 4 2020 - 6:58 PM
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That should help.Sand or dirt in test tube?
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Posted June 4 2020 - 7:05 PM
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I have a heating cable. Should I put the test tube on that?
Veromessor pergandei
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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
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Posted June 4 2020 - 7:07 PM
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Only partially. Ants do better with temperature variation in their nest. Yet Pogonomyrmex love heat, so you should definitely heat them, though.I have a heating cable. Should I put the test tube on that?
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Should I give it an outworld to forage or just leave it alone?
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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
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Posted June 4 2020 - 7:43 PM
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An outworld would help her forage naturally.Should I give it an outworld to forage or just leave it alone?
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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I gave her seeds and sand in test tube.
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Posted June 5 2020 - 6:56 AM
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Yes, make sure she has dirt. I had no idea these flew already. Oh well.
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).
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Since she needs food. How do I feed her without disturbing her?
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Posted June 5 2020 - 12:35 PM
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Since she needs food. How do I feed her without disturbing her?
Outworld.
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Posted June 5 2020 - 1:38 PM
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Did they fly recently and can I look for more? Kind of confused why I found one at the beach. I was considering going to local trails.
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Veromessor pergandei
Veromessor andrei
Crematogaster sp.
Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus
Various Pheidole
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This is almost certainly P. californicus, a fairly common species in that area. Finding one on the beach is not too far out a location to find one.
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