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[dethlovesme]

i have two species of camponotus here that i would like id'd i know they are both camponotus i found them after there flight as they were looking for a home in trees.

there is two, first one is red and black about 1 cm long.

second is all black and is about a cm in a half.

they were both found at the American river here in Sacramento or ("orangevale") close to "Mississippi bar"

found them wingless and climbing along trees and under bark looking for a home.

you will find the pictures here

http://imgur.com/a/2TqRE

 

EDIT: Here are some more pictures of them

http://imgur.com/a/1aviS

 

second edit: i found both of these ants crawling on oak trees searching for a home. i know they are both camponotus.

they arent modoc, they arent vicinus,

Edited by dethlovesme, April 30 2017 - 12:04 PM.

[VoidElecent]

1. Camponotus hyatti or Camponotus yogi

2. Camponotus laevigatus or Camponotus quericola

 

Beautiful queens. Well done my friend!

Edited by VoidElecent, April 30 2017 - 12:06 PM.

[dethlovesme]

1. Camponotus discolor

2. Camponotus pennsylvanicus

 

Beautiful queens. Well done my friend!

the red and black ones arent discolor these have a small black band across there back

[Subverted]

1. Camponotus discolor
2. Camponotus pennsylvanicus
 
Beautiful queens. Well done my friend!

Neither one of those species occurs in California as far as I am aware.

https://www.antweb.o...e=United States

[dethlovesme]

 

1. Camponotus discolor
2. Camponotus pennsylvanicus
 
Beautiful queens. Well done my friend!

Neither one of those species occurs in California as far as I am aware.

https://www.antweb.o...e=United States

 

http://www.antwiki.o..._pennsylvanicus

the bigger one might be pennsylvanicus

I'm not 100% though

[Aaron567]

Not really sure what the black one could be since it's in California, maybe Camponotus modoc. The red and black one is most likely Camponotus sayi but could also be Camponotus hyatti.