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Queen ID California September 18, 2020

Started By AntPhycho , Sep 18 2020 11:03 AM

Best Answer nurbs , September 18 2020 - 11:26 AM

It's Formica. The coloring is interesting.

 

Maybe F. subpolita.

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#1 Offline AntPhycho - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:03 AM

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Location - Wrightwood, CA


September 18, 2020


Date of collection - August 3, 2020

 

Habitat - Pine forest 

 

Length - 1/2 inch

 
Coloration - Black & Orange


Distinguishing characteristics - Orange gaster, very sensitive to light (apologies for out of focus photos)

 

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#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:06 AM

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No idea what it is, but it looks really cool.


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#3 Offline nurbs - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:07 AM

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Fascinating. Can you get a closeup frontal shot of her head?


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https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/

 

Undescribed "Modoc"

https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/

 

Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:

https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/

 

Unidentified Formica

https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
 
Bloodworm Soup
https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/

#4 Offline AntPhycho - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:22 AM

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Fascinating. Can you get a closeup frontal shot of her head?

 

I apologize again for the focus. She does not want to be photographed. I must have snapped 20 rapid pics. Here are the most focused two. 

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#5 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:23 AM

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Maybe Camponotus sansabeanus??? I don't know because I'm a beginner ant keeper.


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#6 Offline nurbs - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:26 AM   Best Answer

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It's Formica. The coloring is interesting.

 

Maybe F. subpolita.


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Unidentified Myrmecocystus

https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/

 

Undescribed "Modoc"

https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/

 

Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:

https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/

 

Unidentified Formica

https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
 
Bloodworm Soup
https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/

#7 Offline Zeiss - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:34 AM

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I agree with Nurbs, it's in the Formica genus. 


#8 Offline Antkid12 - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:46 AM

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Awesome formica species.


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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#9 Offline AntPhycho - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:46 AM

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Very interesting. Formica subpolita. That is a new one for me. Thank you all!

 

If anyone would be interested in purchasing them, I will be posting the colony on my ant shop later today.  :D

https://www.formicul...ornia-new-ants/


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#10 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:47 AM

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If only i lived in california!!! I would take that in no time flat.


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#11 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted September 18 2020 - 11:56 AM

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I guess i knew I remembered the long feeler thingy's.


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#12 Offline BlueLance213 - Posted September 18 2020 - 12:33 PM

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Man I would have though some sort of camponotus XD but the colour is really interesting!!!  I hope you get blessed with many years!


#13 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 18 2020 - 2:12 PM

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Man I would have though some sort of camponotus XD but the colour is really interesting!!! I hope you get blessed with many years!

Unfortunately they are selling them. I would love to see a journal on them though.

#14 Offline M_Ants - Posted September 18 2020 - 2:16 PM

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Whoever buys them should do a journal.


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#15 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 18 2020 - 2:38 PM

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Seeing a decent amount of these Formica recently, huh? 


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#16 Offline AntPhycho - Posted September 18 2020 - 2:54 PM

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Seeing a decent amount of these Formica recently, huh? 

 

Very strange flight, found while hiking pretty far into the woods and somehow only found one scuttling in the pine needles. I have not seen/found these with that coloring pattern at all, and can't find one with the exact colorization pattern online either. 


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#17 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 18 2020 - 4:38 PM

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There have been a few similar ones on this forum, like the one Nurbs found.


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