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ID request from Houston Texas

Started By yen_saw , Aug 23 2015 7:43 PM

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#1 Offline yen_saw - Posted August 23 2015 - 7:43 PM

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1. Location of collection: Katy, Texas (Near Houston)
2. Date of collection: 8/23/15
3. Habitat of collection: In my garage near the light source
4. Length (from head to gaster): 6 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Red
6. Distinguishing characteristics: -
7. Anything else distinctive: -
8. Nest description: -

 

Is this Solenopsis invicta alate? Thank you.

 

 

(Note: Eggs belong to another species)

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#2 Offline kellakk - Posted August 23 2015 - 7:56 PM

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Pheidole sp.


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Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis

Novomessor cockerelli

Pogonomyrmex montanus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Manica bradleyi

 

 

#3 Offline AntsTexas - Posted August 24 2015 - 5:29 AM

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cool :)


Ant Queens found:

 

Solenopsis Invicta,  Solenopsis xyloni,  Brachymyrmex depilis/Sp,  Myrmecocystus Mimicus,  Pogonomyrmex barbatus,

Forelius pruinosus,  Camponotus sayi, Dorymyrmex insanus, crematogaster ashmeadi,

 

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Ant Queens i have going right now:

 

camponotus sayi, solenopsis invicta, Myrmecocystus Mimicus, Forelius pruinosus

Pogonomyrmex barbatus, and some others (no i.d.)

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#4 Offline yen_saw - Posted August 24 2015 - 12:22 PM

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Pheidole sp.

Thanks Kellakk!


#5 Offline William. T - Posted August 24 2015 - 5:38 PM

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Ummmmm.....

 

Are you keeping that queen in that container?

 

Looks like that queen is in the Tepicana group.


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 

#6 Offline kellakk - Posted August 24 2015 - 6:06 PM

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Ummmmm.....

 

Are you keeping that queen in that container?

 

Looks like that queen is in the Tepicana group.

 

What is that? I've never heard of the tepicana-group.  


Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis

Novomessor cockerelli

Pogonomyrmex montanus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Manica bradleyi

 

 

#7 Offline William. T - Posted August 24 2015 - 6:09 PM

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Ummmmm.....

 

Are you keeping that queen in that container?

 

Looks like that queen is in the Tepicana group.

 

What is that? I've never heard of the tepicana-group.  

 

Sorry, thinking of something else. Just an idea of what it is.


Species I keep:

 

1 Lasius cf. Neoniger 30 workers

1 Camponotus sp. 15 workers

20 Tetramorium SpE 30 workers

1 T. Sessile 200 workers

 

#8 Offline LC3 - Posted August 24 2015 - 6:52 PM

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Looks like the queen already has eggs :P


#9 Offline yen_saw - Posted August 26 2015 - 5:25 AM

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Ummmmm.....

 

Are you keeping that queen in that container?

 

Looks like that queen is in the Tepicana group.

It was on the container for its photo session only :) back to the test tube afterwards.


#10 Offline yen_saw - Posted August 26 2015 - 5:26 AM

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Looks like the queen already has eggs :P

Not her eggs :( ... it was from another harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) left inside the container earlier.


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