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Aphaenogaster? Southwest Va, USA 7.10.20

Started By Jonny8040 , Jul 10 2020 7:36 AM

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#1 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 10 2020 - 7:36 AM

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Found these queens around 11:30 this morning and there was a few of them crawling around. Looks like an aphaenogaster but it’s pretty substantial amount smaller that aphaenogaster. I put 2 together and they must be sisters because they are fine together but just want to know maybe what these could be.

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#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted July 10 2020 - 7:56 AM

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Looks like Myrmica.


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#3 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted July 10 2020 - 7:57 AM

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Looks like Myrmica to me. 


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I accidentally froze all my ants 

#4 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 10 2020 - 7:59 AM

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Looks like Myrmica to me. 

 

Looks like Myrmica.

I agree with this.


My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#5 Offline AntsDakota - Posted July 10 2020 - 10:05 AM

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Looks like Myrmica.

I second this.

"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

#6 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 10 2020 - 10:11 AM

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Would love to find some myrmica or manica.


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#7 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 10 2020 - 12:07 PM

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Thank you all so much. I have never kept Myrmica ants
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#8 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 10 2020 - 12:20 PM

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Thank you all so much. I have never kept Myrmica ants

Just know Myrmica typically sting. Work carefully around them.


My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#9 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 10 2020 - 12:49 PM

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Nice, I have never seen Myrmica in my yard.


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#10 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted July 10 2020 - 1:33 PM

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Myrmica aren't common in VA. Although occasionally I've come across areas with that are dense with colonies. They like to nest in man-made drainage ditches in subdivisions. Other than that, I never see them.


I accidentally froze all my ants 

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