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Phelan, CA. Pheidole sp.

Started By Broncos , Aug 17 2020 7:39 AM

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#1 Offline Broncos - Posted August 17 2020 - 7:39 AM

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On a pull off on the 138.
Date of collection: August 16, time: 8:30 pm
Habitat of collection: desert with lots of plants.
Length: 4mm
Color: maroon head and thorax and bright orange abdomen.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Color.
Distinguishing behavior: polygonous.
Nest discription: unknown.
Nuptial flight time and date: Started at ~8:30. August 16.

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Currently Keeping:

Pogonomyrmex Californicus Bicolor & Concolor

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#2 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 17 2020 - 7:41 AM

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The queens have such cool gasters!

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~~

#3 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 17 2020 - 7:51 AM

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Pheidole vistana / P. dessertorium (not sure if it’s spelled that way) perhaps?

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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

#4 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 17 2020 - 8:00 AM

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Pheidole vistana / P. dessertorium (not sure if it’s spelled that way) perhaps?

No. This is way too tiny.

Edited by Antkid12, August 17 2020 - 8:01 AM.

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Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

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

#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 17 2020 - 9:12 AM

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Likely Ph. gilvescens.

Edited by NickAnter, August 17 2020 - 9:13 AM.

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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).