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Sunnyvale, CA | April 2, 2021

Started By Swirlysnowflake , Apr 2 2021 3:29 PM

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#1 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted April 2 2021 - 3:29 PM

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First queen of the 2021 season for me!

My guess is some sort of Camponotus, but I'm not good at ant IDs so I'm not sure. And is she even a queen?

 

1. Location of collection: Sunnyvale, CA

2. Date of collection: April 2, 2021
3. Habitat of collection: My backyard, under a piece of wood with leaf litter all around
4. Length: 13 - 14 mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: Dark brown/black/reddish body, dark red/orange legs
6. Distinguishing characteristics:
7. Anything else distinctive: N/A
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: N/A
 

I did kind of squish her, but she seems to be okay-ish now. Hope she survives.

 

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Note: Sorry for the bad pics. I can try to get better ones if needed


Edited by Swirlysnowflake, April 2 2021 - 3:32 PM.

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#2 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 2 2021 - 3:31 PM

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She indeed looks like a Camponotus queen, likely in the Myrmentoma group. Nice catch!


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#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted April 2 2021 - 3:51 PM

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Could it possibly be colobopsis yogi? The head seems a little truncated.
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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/

#4 Offline M_Ants - Posted April 2 2021 - 3:55 PM

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Probably clarithorax. They look just like yogi. 


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 2 2021 - 3:56 PM

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Yes, this is most likely clarithorax. Nice catch! :)


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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). 

#6 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted April 2 2021 - 4:45 PM

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Thank you everyone for your help :D


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#7 Offline BugFinder - Posted April 2 2021 - 6:51 PM

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Congratulations.  It looks just like the two queens I collected in Los Altos a few days ago.

 

I'm also in Sunnyale.  Lets go anting sometime!!


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Pogonomyrmex subdentatus

Camponotus Vicinus

Camponotus sansabeanus

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Pogonomyrmex Californicus

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#8 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted April 2 2021 - 7:54 PM

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She won’t need hibernating right now, right?

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#9 Offline JenC - Posted April 2 2021 - 8:50 PM

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Only need to take off heat


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Current Colonies:
1x Camponotus Vicinus (3 Workers)

Single Queens:
3x Camponotus Clarithorax
4x Camponotus Maritimus
5x Camponotus Ca02
7x Camponotus Sansabeanus
1x Myrmecocustus Testaceus
3x Prenolepis Imparis
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