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Two ant colony IDs needed (Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Started By Michaelofvancouver , Jun 24 2016 7:13 PM

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#1 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted June 24 2016 - 7:13 PM

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Here are some ant colonies I would like IDed. I believe they're both Camponotus, and both queens were captured in early May.

Here are both colonies side by side:

Here's the smaller species:

Here's the larger species:

Any help would be appreciated!

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#2 Offline LC3 - Posted June 24 2016 - 9:05 PM

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Putting the ants against a white surface or any light colour kinda makes it hard to see any details.

The only ants I know that definitely live in this region (and my only guesses) are Camponotus herculeanus and C.modoc.

#3 Offline AntsMAN - Posted June 25 2016 - 4:41 AM

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If they are all black with no red on them I'd say, Camponotus pennsylvanicus.

Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

#4 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted June 25 2016 - 5:48 AM

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If they are all black with no red on them I'd say, Camponotus pennsylvanicus.

Caponotus pennsylvanicus is an eastern North American species, so this would most likely be Camponotus modoc. Camponotus herculeanus usually prefers high elevations and/or latitudes -- in this case, I wouldn't call anything C. herculeanus until I could see the hair coverage.

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