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Found Mar 10, Pasadena CA - Camponotus quercicola?

Started By soulsynapse , Mar 10 2017 10:22 PM

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#1 Offline soulsynapse - Posted March 10 2017 - 10:22 PM

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Was told it's Camponotus quercicola. Feel free to give a second opinion

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#2 Offline Zeiss - Posted March 10 2017 - 10:24 PM

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You lucky duck. Great find!

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#3 Offline Nexus - Posted March 11 2017 - 1:11 AM

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Does it have hair on the abdomen ?

At first view, I thought it was Camponotus laevigatus but it does'nt seem shiny enough.

I can't see on the photos but, is it entirely black ?

#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted March 11 2017 - 2:06 AM

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Definitely not Camponotus laevigatus. I'm 99% sure these (I found 4 in the same place tonight) are C. quercicola.

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#5 Offline nurbs - Posted March 11 2017 - 2:25 AM

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It is C. quercicola for sure. Note the nearly hairless head.

And yes, he was super lucky! I was there with him when he found it.

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#6 Offline nurbs - Posted March 11 2017 - 2:30 AM

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Does it have hair on the abdomen ?

At first view, I thought it was Camponotus laevigatus but it does'nt seem shiny enough.

I can't see on the photos but, is it entirely black ?

I found these last night and came again and met up with Soulsynapse. When I checked their abdomen on the first night after bringing them home, the hair is golden. Laevigatus hair is white. This is C. quercicola for sure.

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#7 Offline SoySauce - Posted March 12 2017 - 11:35 AM

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My dad and I went to the same exact place at around 10:30 PM and we found one C. Querciciola with wings on it. She was walking on an oak tree. We also found a few other species.