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Pacific Palisades (near Los Angeles California) 11-14-2021

Started By ArcaneAnt , Nov 14 2021 12:04 AM

Best Answer NickAnter , November 14 2021 - 1:46 PM

Brachymyrmex patagonicus. They fly pretty much every day over 82 degrees here in socal.

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#1 Offline ArcaneAnt - Posted November 14 2021 - 12:04 AM

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Hey folks. This is my first time posting on here, but I was wondering if any of you could help me identify a queen and I was able to catch at my work. I found it around 8pm if that's relevant at all. A friend of mine suggested that it may be linepithema humile, but I'm not so sure. (I know these images aren't the best, but it is the best my camera could manage).

I'd really appreciate any help identifying what specific kind of and this is, and if there were any of you out there who have taken care of these kinds of ants too! Thankyou for your time and help folks.

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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 14 2021 - 8:44 AM

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Going to need less grainy pictures.

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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).

#3 Offline ArcaneAnt - Posted November 14 2021 - 10:23 AM

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Alright, I got some better images. I hope this helps. Thankyou!

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#4 Offline ArcaneAnt - Posted November 14 2021 - 10:37 AM

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Also, as I said it was in the evening, around 8pm and had been quite hot the entire day, but had been quite cold the entire rest of the week. I found it just crawling on a table I had to wipe down next to the bushes at my work. It is a suburban area really close to the sea.