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[Anthony]

found under a rock in a meadow surrounded by lodege pole pines

[dspdrew]

Try to put as much of this information as possible.

 

1. Location of collection: 
2. Date of collection: 
3. Habitat of collection: 
4. Length (from head to gaster):
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: 
6. Distinguishing characteristics: 
7. Anything else distinctive: 
8. Nest description:

[Anthony]

Drake Colorado.
May 2, 2014
In a small meadow
can't get a measurement
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Her and her smallest colony where found at the west end of a meadow under rock

Edited by Anthony, May 4 2014 - 5:13 AM.

[dspdrew]

These are Camponotus, but without a measurement, I don't think anyone's gonna know the species. Can you guess? Are they small or large?

 

Edit: Actually I would guess C. vicinus. A guess is really all it can be without closer pictures (for me anyway).

Edited by dspdrew, May 4 2014 - 1:44 PM.

[Crystals]

Camponotus.  Possibly vicinus, modoc, or herculeanus.

 

Colorado's Camponotus: http://www.antweb.or...ct=coloradoants

[dspdrew]

Camponotus.  Possibly vicinus, modoc, or herculeanus.

 

Colorado's Camponotus: http://www.antweb.or...ct=coloradoants

I think the scapes may be too long, and the nesting medium might not be right for C. herculaneus, and while the scapes may be the right length for C. modoc, it too doesn't normally nest under rocks. Less importantly, the colors match up well with C. vicinus.

 

Edit: Actually I'm not all that sure about the scapes, because it looks too close to say, but the nesting medium part, from what I have read, is right.

Edited by dspdrew, May 5 2014 - 7:31 AM.