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#1 Offline thegoober - Posted August 19 2015 - 9:52 AM

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I founds these along with 4 Crematogaster queens

  The first was found running around in the back yard, and is aprox 5-6 mm. It appears to have a swollen gaster though.

  The second i found that night on the back porch, and is aprox 7-8 mm long.

 

  The photos are blurry.

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#2 Offline kellakk - Posted August 19 2015 - 9:59 AM

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It's really difficult to confirm an ID from your pictures.  My guess is possibly Forelius? Size in mm and better pictures would help.


Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis

Novomessor cockerelli

Pogonomyrmex montanus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Manica bradleyi

 

 


#3 Offline thegoober - Posted August 19 2015 - 10:20 AM

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Forelius pruinosus it looks like to me.

  I think the second is Dorymyrmex Bicolor but I'm most likley horribly off about that.

 

 I won't have the ablity to takee better photos for a time, but the sizes are in my message body.

aprox 6 mm - First 3 photos
aprox 7 mm - Second 3 photos



#4 Offline kellakk - Posted August 19 2015 - 2:58 PM

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That sounds reasonable to me.  I didn't notice you had 2 queens for some reason.  As far as pictures go, just try to get the shot in focus and with decent lighting.  The closeup part doesn't matter as much (although it does help) since you can always crop and zoom.


Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis

Novomessor cockerelli

Pogonomyrmex montanus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Manica bradleyi

 

 


#5 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 19 2015 - 3:44 PM

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First one is most likely Forleius, or possible Dorymyrmex flavus. Second one seems like it is Dorymyrmex bicolor.






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