Almost overlooked her, she came to my light sheet. small, approx. 7mm
note the flat face, her mandibles close all the way in, causing a box-like shape
can't figure her out.
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unknown ant with flat looking face- Cochise Co. SE AZ
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mbullock42086
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Best Answer mbullock42086 , July 5 2024 - 12:14 PM
Colobopsis?
Correct, i had actually figured it out late last night as i was getting to sleep. i finally went "hey wait a minute some Camponotus have a weird face like that"
Can you tell me where you found her? I mean which area in which country, like that.
it's in the title lol. southeast arizona, cochise county
Colobopsis papago
this seems to be correct, as i cannot find info on other colobopsis in this region. thank you. i had actually figured it out last night before i dozed off lol, at least to genus.
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Colobopsis?
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Can you tell me where you found her? I mean which area in which country, like that.
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Colobopsis?
Correct, i had actually figured it out late last night as i was getting to sleep. i finally went "hey wait a minute some Camponotus have a weird face like that"
Can you tell me where you found her? I mean which area in which country, like that.
it's in the title lol. southeast arizona, cochise county
Colobopsis papago
this seems to be correct, as i cannot find info on other colobopsis in this region. thank you. i had actually figured it out last night before i dozed off lol, at least to genus.
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CORK HEADED ANTSSSSS yes definitely colobopsis, but as I don't live where these are found I couldn't tell you what type precisely. I love these types of ants! If you succeed in raising them to a colony you should make a small entrance that the majors can block with their heads when in danger. It would be super cool to see in captive conditions!
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Manica invidia (1 queen, ~200 workers)
Manica invidia (1 colonies, 1 queens plus 3 workers)
Lasius niger (single queen, ~200 workers - naturalistic, predatory set-up)
Lasius americanus (1 colony, ~10 workers)
Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens, ~ five workers each | 1 colony, 1 queen, ~1200 workers)
Formica aserva (aserva queen, ~15 Formica neorufibarbis workers)
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They’ve already identified this Colobopsis queen.
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