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[Blaze]

Hello, I'm having trouble identifing this ant. I thought it was a camponotus vicinus queen but the gastor is too small. I have 8 of these, I'm not entirely sure if they are even queens because of the gastor size. I found them in the orangecrest area of Riverside in a suburb at night. I found them May 21-23. Pictures are here http://imgur.com/a/6M65g

Edited by Blaze, May 24 2017 - 6:12 PM.

[T.C.]

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[Blaze]

Host them through imgur or another hosting service.

Did it!

[nurbs]

How large are they? 

 

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Images look like P. rugosus, but need more info.

[dspdrew]

Ohh I think it's Veromessor andrei. I guess they're flying. I should look for some today.

[nurbs]

That would be sweet if it was V. andrei.

 

I don't see the two spines in the images, but they are also not very clear shots.

[nurbs]

Blaze - can you check if she has a pair of long spikes on her mesosoma (thorax)?

 

Here thorax will also have two humps. And she will be hairy.

 

Looks like this:

 

 

[Blaze]

Blaze - can you check if she has a pair of long spikes on her mesosoma (thorax)?

 

Here thorax will also have two humps. And she will be hairy.

 

Looks like this:

 

OH SHOOT! I didn't even notice that! Yeah, she has a pair long spikes protruding from her thorax and she is a little bit hairy

Edited by Blaze, May 29 2017 - 12:11 PM.

[soulsynapse]

Where do you guys find v. andei?