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Started By Polyacanthus , Jul 10 2021 10:44 AM

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#1 Offline Polyacanthus - Posted July 10 2021 - 10:44 AM

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Found a handful of these this morning. Are they F. sanguinea group? I believe they are from the colonies in the yard I have watched stealing brood from cf. pallidefulva nests. Nests have no mounds and entrances are well hidden, I have watched workers in order to find the entrances.

Sunny, 75F today. 11mm


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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 10 2021 - 10:58 AM

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Parasitic Formica sp, yes most likely in the sanguinea group.


Edited by NickAnter, July 10 2021 - 10:59 AM.

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). 

#3 Offline Polyacanthus - Posted July 10 2021 - 12:20 PM

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Cool. I have many pallidefulva colonies, including a couple groups of workers that lost their queens. Would they work as hosts?

#4 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted July 10 2021 - 1:36 PM

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Cool. I have many pallidefulva colonies, including a couple groups of workers that lost their queens. Would they work as hosts?

probably but get the brood not the workers unless they are callows lol


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#5 Offline Manitobant - Posted July 10 2021 - 5:54 PM

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Sanguinea group queens can open pupae, so try to get some. Workers are not needed.
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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/
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