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[foxlord1324]

Hi All,

I have together three queens purchased from two different friends in california separated by a bit more than one month apart and I have real difficulty distinguishing whether it is Pogonomyrmex californicus or maricopa. I have done my research into the color variants of californicus and mine (if it was californicus) would have the red gaster. The first queen I received have already made it to three nanitics. The oldest nanitic hatched more than a week ago but the color still hasn't settled from light yellow.

Edited by foxlord1324, Today, 1:02 PM.

[foxlord1324]

 

Above are the images of the first queen I received and raised to three nanitics.

Edited by foxlord1324, Today, 1:08 PM.

[foxlord1324]

The second and third queens are captured in the same place together and received yesterday.

 

Queen 2nd:

Queen 3rd:

Edited by foxlord1324, Today, 1:14 PM.

[Ants_Dakota]

You are going to have to upload the images with the "more reply options" or upload them to an image hosting site and post the links.