Hi, I found these queens wandering on dirt trails. I'm not sure what kind a queen they're. One of it is red and have black gaster. The other one is all black, but they look the same. Thanks!
1. Location (on a map) of collection: Orange County (Peters Canyon Regional Park), South California
2. Date of collection: Aug 02, 2017
3. Habitat of collection: dry long dead grass/shrub. Dry condition
4. Length (from head to gaster): around 8mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Red/Amber and Black
6. Distinguishing characteristics: N/A
7. Distinguishing behavior: N/A
8. Nest description: dry desert type dirt
This might be one of their nest
Red/Black queen (this photos are the same queen with different angle and lighting)
Darker queen (this photos are the same queen with different angle and lighting)
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