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[That_one_ant_guy]

I found what I belive is a Myrmecocystus mimicus worker but not sure, she is 1/4 of an inch. I didn't even know that there were Myrmecocystus in my town

I'll put more pics if needed ( accidently injured her when collecting )

[United-Ants]

M mimicus

[That_one_ant_guy]

And if anyone's could answer when their nuptial flights are and the conditions that would be great

[United-Ants]

M mimicus
Flys June to August
After a large rainstorm
In the morning about 9am

Edited by United-Ants, July 13 2022 - 12:55 PM.

[That_one_ant_guy]

Where I am we get hardly get any rain. Would they still fly in July?

[gcsnelling]

Myrmecocystus maybe, mimicus, who knows. Need a good side shot or two.  No rain they won't likely fly. If they don't fly the colony will kill off the sexuals.

[lazyant]

Wish we had more rain in the bay... I have looked 3 days in a row in a nature reserve, nothing.

 

Sometimes I have seen Pogonomyrmex' have flights when it is dry but never any other genus, probably since Pogonomyrmex is such a dry loving species.

Only time I have ever seen a Pot flight was in Lake Tahoe.

Edited by lazyant, July 13 2022 - 3:14 PM.

[ZTYguy]

Trying to call this mimicus without proper photos is near to impossible. It is in the Endiodioctes sub genus. You can narrow it down to group maybe but if you take a quick look at all Endiodioctes species then you’ll see that they are all very similar. You should see some of the user reignofrage’s IDs and maybe talk to him about it. He is way more versed in the art of IDing then I am. The whole taxonomy in California is messed up and we’ve been calling every small Endiodioctes species that looks slightly like mimicus, mimicus for far too long.

[ReignofRage]

It indeed is in the mimicus-flaviceps-group, though I wouldn't hastily call this M. mimicus as it is clear M. "mimicus" is comprised of multiple species. Though I do think this would align with M. mimicus if ran through the public keys.