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Started By Monkeyred123 , Jul 22 2020 7:47 PM

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#1 Offline Monkeyred123 - Posted July 22 2020 - 7:47 PM

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LocationSan Diego California

Location: Right on the edge of San Diego California USA
Date of collection: end of June start of July (I forgot exact date) at around 7:30
Habitat of collection: sidewalk next to small community garden
Length: 3mm
Coloration: dark brown head, lighter brown body, darkest brown Gaster
Nest description: small hole on the edge of a crack in the sidewalk

#2 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 22 2020 - 8:55 PM

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I advise you give images in order for us to give a proper ID. Honestly that could be anything based on the info you have given right now.

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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

#3 Offline zantezaint - Posted July 22 2020 - 9:18 PM

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Sounds pheidole like?

https://www.formicul...ale-california/

4 x Solenopsis xyloni (Fire ant) colonies.

2 x Veromessor andrei (Seed-harvester ant) colonies.

19 x Pogonomyrmex subnitidus (Seed-harvester ant) colonies + 3 x Pogonomyrmex (ID uncertain) colonies

16 x Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) colonies.

1 x Unknown Formicidae colony.

1 x Tapinoma sessile (Odorous house ant) colony.

1 x Camponotus fragilis (Carpenter/wood ant) colony + 1 x Camponotus sansabeanus (Carpenter/wood ant) colony.

1 x Solenopsis molesta (Thief ant) colony.

#4 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 23 2020 - 3:53 AM

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Please post a pic.

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!

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

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

#5 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 23 2020 - 4:54 AM

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With that size it is clearly a very small species, maybe Temnothorax? Could be a small Pheidole though. A picture would really help and also telling us whether 7:30 is am or pm.