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Best Answer satanelli , July 10 2017 - 2:47 PM

 

Pogonomyrmex californicus! Harvester antsI second, are semi-claustral, make sure to give her a little outworld where you can feed her in.
I second

I second Pogonomyrmex californicus, this is definitely not Solenopsis of any species, Pogonomyrmex have much bigger heads, more humps body shape and smaller gaster because they are semi-claustral. Also note the color distance, Pogonomyrmex has a more dull orange, while Solenopsis Invicta has a more darker red and black, Solenopsis xylonion the other hand can look similar to Invicta or a bright orange. Nice find and good luck with your colony!

 

i just did some research on Pogonomyrmex californicus... and clearly you are both correct!

and i am an idiot!

thanks a whole bunch!

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#1 Offline satanelli - Posted July 10 2017 - 2:00 PM

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https://earth.google.com/web/@34.21933276,-118.41634313,244.45568603a,42.45749427d,35y,0.00000001h,34.78800964t,-0r

 North Hollywood California – residential neighborhood

 

Found on June 10th, 2017 - i have found 2 other queens since then, the last found on July 1st

Dry desert like area
10 mm
Brownish red body and head, with darkening at the end of the gaster. Few hairs on the gaster
Large U shaped mandible, looks like there may be a stinger, looks like 2 nodes on petiole.

 

I am just not sure whether this is Solenopsis xyloni or Solenopsis invicta. They are both found in this area.

 

Thanks for any help you can give!

 

i can't upload a picture, i keep getting an error message when i try.  :(  :facepalm: 


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#2 Offline satanelli - Posted July 10 2017 - 2:11 PM

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https://1drv.ms/a/s!...Fi4JjkB3mSeHkAk

 

is a link to the photo's



#3 Offline VoidElecent - Posted July 10 2017 - 2:20 PM

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Pogonomyrmex californicus! Harvester ants are semi-claustral, make sure to give her a little outworld where you can feed her in.


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#4 Offline satanelli - Posted July 10 2017 - 2:23 PM

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Pogonomyrmex californicus! Harvester ants are semi-claustral, make sure to give her a little outworld where you can feed her in.

for real?!?!?!

not any type of fire ant?

she is very red, and matches most pictures of both types of fire ant... southern, and imported?



#5 Offline Spamdy - Posted July 10 2017 - 2:39 PM

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Pogonomyrmex californicus! Harvester antsI second, are semi-claustral, make sure to give her a little outworld where you can feed her in.
I second

I second Pogonomyrmex californicus, this is definitely not Solenopsis of any species, Pogonomyrmex have much bigger heads, more humped body shape and smaller gaster because they are semi-claustral. Also note the color distance, Pogonomyrmex has a more dull orange, while Solenopsis Invicta has a more darker red and black, Solenopsis xyloni the other hand can look similar to Invicta or a bright orange. Nice find and good luck with your colony!


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All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#6 Offline satanelli - Posted July 10 2017 - 2:47 PM   Best Answer

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Pogonomyrmex californicus! Harvester antsI second, are semi-claustral, make sure to give her a little outworld where you can feed her in.
I second

I second Pogonomyrmex californicus, this is definitely not Solenopsis of any species, Pogonomyrmex have much bigger heads, more humps body shape and smaller gaster because they are semi-claustral. Also note the color distance, Pogonomyrmex has a more dull orange, while Solenopsis Invicta has a more darker red and black, Solenopsis xylonion the other hand can look similar to Invicta or a bright orange. Nice find and good luck with your colony!

 

i just did some research on Pogonomyrmex californicus... and clearly you are both correct!

and i am an idiot!

thanks a whole bunch!


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