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Posted February 17 2021 - 8:51 PM
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I caught a queen 2 months before right outside my house. Kept it in a test tube setup. It took a long time for the pupae to develop. Currently having 5 workers. The workers are completely yellow with a brown gaster. Though I'm still not sure about the sp. Still housed in a test tube setup. I'm planning to move them to a tubs and tubes setup. Gave them a roach yesterday but I didn't CUT it so the ants couldn't consume. Have a few more pupae and larvae left.
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Posted February 17 2021 - 9:16 PM
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That queen looks like an exact mix of Camponotus zonatus and Camponotus hyatti! Good luck with this colony!
Species being kept:
Solenopsis "plebeius", Camponotus maritimus, Formica cf. subaenescens, Formica cf. aerata, Lasius cf. americanus, Lasius aphidicola, Lasius brevicornis, Lasius nr claviger, Nylanderia vividula, Temnothorax nevadensis, Temnothorax chandleri, Temnothorax arboreus Solenopsis validiuscula, Solenopsis truncorum, Solenopsis xyloni, Formica perpilosa, Formica cf. lasiodes, Formica cf. neogagates Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex salinus, and Myrmecocystus testaceus!!!!
Hoping to find this year:
Myrmecocystus, Liometopum occidentale, Camponotus essigi, Camponotus fragilis, Manica bradleyi, Formica perpilosa, Pheidole hyatti, and a Parasitic Formica sp.
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Posted February 17 2021 - 9:53 PM
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That queen looks like an exact mix of Camponotus zonatus and Camponotus hyatti! Good luck with this colony!
Thx. But both of these species are not found in my area though they do look similar.
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Posted February 18 2021 - 7:12 AM
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Yes, the two species I mentioned are from North America, I just thought it interesting how similar they were, with yours being on the other side of the world.
Species being kept:
Solenopsis "plebeius", Camponotus maritimus, Formica cf. subaenescens, Formica cf. aerata, Lasius cf. americanus, Lasius aphidicola, Lasius brevicornis, Lasius nr claviger, Nylanderia vividula, Temnothorax nevadensis, Temnothorax chandleri, Temnothorax arboreus Solenopsis validiuscula, Solenopsis truncorum, Solenopsis xyloni, Formica perpilosa, Formica cf. lasiodes, Formica cf. neogagates Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex salinus, and Myrmecocystus testaceus!!!!
Hoping to find this year:
Myrmecocystus, Liometopum occidentale, Camponotus essigi, Camponotus fragilis, Manica bradleyi, Formica perpilosa, Pheidole hyatti, and a Parasitic Formica sp.
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