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Lexington, Kentucky - 7/19/2020

Started By DJoseph98 , Jul 19 2020 6:25 PM

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#1 Offline DJoseph98 - Posted July 19 2020 - 6:25 PM

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Lexington, Kentucky – 07/19/2020


  2. Queen captured within Lexington, KY just outside of the University of Kentucky

  4. Collected 07/19/2020 at around 2:00 PM

  6. Downtown area, no bodies of water nearby, just outside UK campus. Grassy areas and bunches of trees are plenty.

  8. Length: 11.5 mm

  10. Dark brown to a red. The gaster seems almost striped with yellow because of the physogastric appearance.


 

I know this has to be a Formica queen but I have no idea what species this would be. Here are the pics. I don't know if this queen is just a member of the pallidefulva group who is physogastric or if it is a species that normally appears this way.

 

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Current Colonies

1 x Camponotus nearcticus (Monogynous), 1 x Crematogaster cerasi (Monogynous), 1 x Formica cf. subsericea (Polygynous Two-Queen), 1 x Formica cf. pallidefulva (Monogynous, single worker),

1 x Lasius cf. americanus (Pleometrotic Founding, now Monogynous), 1 x Tetramorium immigrans (Monogynous)

 

Current Founding Units

1 x Formica cf. subsericea (Monogynous)

 

Up-To-Date as of 9/15/2020

 

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted July 19 2020 - 6:45 PM

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Formica sp, possibly limata.
My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#3 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 20 2020 - 4:29 AM

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Nice find!


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#4 Offline VoidElecent - Posted July 20 2020 - 9:59 AM

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Formica limata lines up in many ways, but its range doesn't seem to reach Kentucky. I think physogastric pallidefulva group is your best bet. Definitely take a look at the ID Key if you haven't already.


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#5 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 20 2020 - 10:00 AM

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Formica limata lines up in many ways, but its range doesn't seem to reach Kentucky. I think physogastric pallidefulva group is your best bet. Definitely take a look at the ID Key if you haven't already.

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

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica pallidefulva, argentea

Formica cf. aserva

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

#6 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 20 2020 - 1:11 PM

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Formica limata lines up in many ways, but its range doesn't seem to reach Kentucky. I think physogastric pallidefulva group is your best bet. Definitely take a look at the ID Key if you haven't already.

I third this.


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 DJoseph98 - Posted July 22 2020 - 2:19 PM

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Thanks everyone! Sorry for late reply, been busy with my schoolwork. Considering that this is near where lots of people from out of town were currently moving to Lexington (future students), it might not be completely out of the question for Formica limata. I will use the id whenever her first worker dies, so it may be a while. She has already laid some eggs so I don't want to disturb her anymore than necessary. 


Current Colonies

1 x Camponotus nearcticus (Monogynous), 1 x Crematogaster cerasi (Monogynous), 1 x Formica cf. subsericea (Polygynous Two-Queen), 1 x Formica cf. pallidefulva (Monogynous, single worker),

1 x Lasius cf. americanus (Pleometrotic Founding, now Monogynous), 1 x Tetramorium immigrans (Monogynous)

 

Current Founding Units

1 x Formica cf. subsericea (Monogynous)

 

Up-To-Date as of 9/15/2020

 

#8 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 22 2020 - 3:04 PM

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Thanks everyone! Sorry for late reply, been busy with my schoolwork. Considering that this is near where lots of people from out of town were currently moving to Lexington (future students), it might not be completely out of the question for Formica limata. I will use the id whenever her first worker dies, so it may be a while. She has already laid some eggs so I don't want to disturb her anymore than necessary.

A while in our terms, maybe. But Formicidae nanitics have very short life spans. Even Tetramorium nanitics can live for over a year.

"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

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica pallidefulva, argentea

Formica cf. aserva

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

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