Hi,
I'm new to this forum and new to ant keeping. I caught this queen on my dining table on 4/1/18 in the afternoon. She is about 11mm in length and laid 4 eggs after being in a tube for a week. Does anyone know what it is? Thanks in advance!
Best Answer VoidElecent , April 13 2018 - 2:18 PM
Very pretty! Camponotus clarithorax.
Go to the full postHi,
I'm new to this forum and new to ant keeping. I caught this queen on my dining table on 4/1/18 in the afternoon. She is about 11mm in length and laid 4 eggs after being in a tube for a week. Does anyone know what it is? Thanks in advance!
Where'd you catch her?
I'm in San Jose, CA - on the side near Cupertino and Saratoga. Sorry, I added tags but failed to put them in the text of my quote.
1. Inside my house - was crawling on the dining room table by the window,.
2. Sunday, 4/1/18 at 5pm
3. Japanese maple trees in the yard
4. 11mm (head to gaster)
5. Looks shiny and black to me. Doesn't seem very hairy but I could be wrong.
6. uh...Looks like a camponotus but can't really get close enough to tell specific features on the head/scapes.
7. I've never seen one of these before so don't know how common they are to my area.
8. Didn't see the nest.
9. Don't know the Nuptial flight time
10 . See post #1
Very pretty! Camponotus clarithorax.
Thanks you! I didn't notice that the thorax was lighter in color until you suggested clarithorax. Is there a good place to get more information on that species?
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