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Queen ID Northridge Park 7/3/15

Started By Thomas_Nguyen2456 , Jul 3 2015 4:27 PM

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#1 Offline Thomas_Nguyen2456 - Posted July 3 2015 - 4:27 PM

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I caught these two queens at Northridge Park. Black head, Brown thorax, and black greensih abdomen. Found near a nylanderia and a camponatous colony. about 1/2 cm.




#2 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted July 3 2015 - 11:42 PM

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Nylanderia vividula.


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#3 Offline AntTeen804 - Posted July 3 2015 - 11:56 PM

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I have a small colony of those, they are very fast.

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#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 4 2015 - 12:49 AM

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Yeah, the queens run around very fast too.


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#5 Offline Thomas_Nguyen2456 - Posted July 4 2015 - 6:58 AM

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Thanks


#6 Offline Thomas_Nguyen2456 - Posted July 4 2015 - 6:59 AM

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Do you think they are poly?


#7 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 4 2015 - 7:06 AM

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Polynesian? No.


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#8 Offline Ants4fun - Posted July 4 2015 - 8:47 AM

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Polynesian? No.


Do you mean polygynous?
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#9 Offline Thomas_Nguyen2456 - Posted July 6 2015 - 3:39 PM

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Polynesian? No.


Do you mean polygynous?

 

Yes

And are they claustral???


#10 Offline Ants4fun - Posted July 6 2015 - 4:36 PM

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Yes, they are fully claustral.

Edited by Ants4fun, July 6 2015 - 4:36 PM.

#11 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted July 6 2015 - 10:36 PM

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Yep. Polygynic and fully clausteral.


#12 Offline Thomas_Nguyen2456 - Posted July 7 2015 - 8:23 AM

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Thanks :D  :D  :D  :D  :D


#13 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 8 2015 - 10:08 AM

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Polynesian? No.


Do you mean polygynous?

 

 

I was joking. There are many words that start with poly, two of which are commonly used to describe a colony of ants. So, typing out all 10 letters is probably the best thing to do.


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#14 Offline Ants4fun - Posted July 9 2015 - 2:26 PM

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Oh I just saw the joke now... sorta ruined the moment I guess...

#15 Offline William. T - Posted July 9 2015 - 4:02 PM

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These are like one queen versions of T. Sessile. Small, fast, crafty. 


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 

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