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Started By M_Ants , Oct 9 2020 5:00 PM

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#1 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 9 2020 - 5:00 PM

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I'm lazy so it's a pic of my camera screen. What is this tiny ant? There's a spring-tail next to it for reference. I found multiple workers in the soil under a pot. 

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted October 9 2020 - 5:04 PM

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Wasmannia auropunctata perhaps? Also could be a small pheidole.
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 M_Ants - Posted October 9 2020 - 5:08 PM

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I didn't think pheidole got this small.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

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#4 Offline Froggy - Posted October 9 2020 - 5:11 PM

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I'm leaning towards Pheidole for this one, the gaster looks smaller than Wasimannia to me but idk, after you download the photos onto your device it'll be easier to see, and yeah, Pheidole can get really small, how big was it in mm do you think?


#5 Offline Aaron567 - Posted October 9 2020 - 5:35 PM

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Pretty likely it's Pheidole navigans, the most widespread introduced Pheidole in the United States.


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#6 Offline NickAnter - Posted October 9 2020 - 7:25 PM

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Yep, navigans. Tiny, boring sp.


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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). 

#7 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 9 2020 - 7:35 PM

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Huh. 


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Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#8 Offline FSTP - Posted October 9 2020 - 8:28 PM

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a pic of your camera? is that what we've come to? :rofl:


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#9 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 9 2020 - 9:01 PM

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I didn't feel like converting it to a jpg then emailing to myself then uploading it to the gallery.


Edited by M_Ants, October 9 2020 - 9:01 PM.

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#10 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 10 2020 - 5:52 PM

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I didn't feel like converting it to a jpg then emailing to myself then uploading it to the gallery.

makes sense. 


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