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Colorado 8-17-2020

Started By Spazmops , Jul 19 2020 9:36 AM

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#1 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 19 2020 - 9:36 AM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Sidewalk in northeast Colorado
2. Date of collection: 8-17
3. Habitat of collection: grass median
4. Length: 10 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: glossy dark brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics:
7. Distinguishing behavior:
8. Nest description:

I’m unable to insert a photo but I believe it to be a camponotus queen, I’m just curious as to what specific species. Is there a way to insert photos on mobile? Copy/paste isn’t working for me.

Edited by Spazmops, July 19 2020 - 11:24 AM.

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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#2 Offline VoidElecent - Posted July 19 2020 - 9:49 AM

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Could you mean 7-17, and not 8-17? There's no way we'll be able to ID anything without pictures, but if your ant is 10mm I doubt it is Camponotus. 


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#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted July 19 2020 - 10:49 AM

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Pinkomyrmex floyderus. Everything you wrote matches perfectly.

Edited by Manitobant, July 19 2020 - 10:56 AM.

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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
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Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#4 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 19 2020 - 11:09 AM

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Could you mean 7-17, and not 8-17? There's no way we'll be able to ID anything without pictures, but if your ant is 10mm I doubt it is Camponotus.


Is there a way to insert pictures on mobile? If there is I couldn’t find it. I remeasured using a more precise ruler (I had been using a construction tape measure) and it looks like it’s around 14-15 mm. Also yes, I had a typo on the date sorry about that.

Edited by Spazmops, July 19 2020 - 11:11 AM.

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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#5 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 19 2020 - 11:12 AM

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Pinkomyrmex floyderus. Everything you wrote matches perfectly.

Is that a real species? I can’t find any images or information about it if so.
Edit: Oh wait it’s not real, the only other result that came up was you saying the same thing in 2017

Edited by Spazmops, July 19 2020 - 11:18 AM.

Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server. 

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#6 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 19 2020 - 11:13 AM

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Pinkomyrmex floyderus. Everything you wrote matches perfectly.


Is that a real species? I can’t find any images or information about it if so.

 

Nope, its not.


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#7 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 19 2020 - 11:14 AM

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Pinkomyrmex floyderus. Everything you wrote matches perfectly.

I doubt it. All Pinkomyrmex have a distinct pink hue on their gasters, hence the name. It’s probably of the closely related genus Nonadiemyrmex.

Pinkomyrmex floyderus. Everything you wrote matches perfectly.


Is that a real species? I can’t find any images or information about it if so.
Sorry, just a little inside joke we’ve been using for a long time.
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Tetramorium immigrans                                  Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

Formica pallidefulva, argentea                        Solenopsis molesta

Formica cf. aserva                                          Lasius brevicornis, neoniger

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

#8 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 19 2020 - 11:20 AM

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Pinkomyrmex floyderus. Everything you wrote matches perfectly.

I doubt it. All Pinkomyrmex have a distinct pink hue on their gasters, hence the name. It’s probably of the closely related genus Nonadiemyrmex.

Pinkomyrmex floyderus. Everything you wrote matches perfectly.

Is that a real species? I can’t find any images or information about it if so.
Sorry, just a little inside joke we’ve been using for a long time.
Alright thank you for telling me, I was very confused.

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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

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