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Queen Ant ID (Camponotus fragilis) (Joshua Tree National Park, California) (9-1-2014)

Started By dspdrew , Sep 1 2014 8:08 PM
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#1 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 1 2014 - 8:08 PM

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1. Location of collection: Near Joshua Tree National Park, California.
2. Date of collection: 8-3-2014.
3. Habitat of collection: High desert.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 8 mm (major);  13 mm (queen).
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: All yellow.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: 
7. Anything else distinctive: 
8. Nest description:

 

Queen:

 

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Major:

 

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#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 1 2014 - 8:11 PM

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I'm pretty sure this is Camponotus fragilis.


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#3 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 1 2014 - 9:12 PM

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What other Camponotus flies this late? Beautifully light colored. How many dealates did you catch?


#4 Offline Alza - Posted September 1 2014 - 9:42 PM

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knowing him probably all of them that flew 


#5 Offline wook - Posted September 2 2014 - 3:41 AM

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Hahaha, I agree with Alza, drew is serious thread to ecosystem. :D

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#6 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 2 2014 - 5:59 AM

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What other Camponotus flies this late? Beautifully light colored. How many dealates did you catch?

 

The date of collection was 8-3-2014; that's not very late in the year. A fertile Camponotus queen that I DID find this late in the year was C. yogi, out in Trabuco Canyon.

 

 

Hahaha, I agree with Alza, drew is serious thread to ecosystem. :D

 

What's an ecosystem thread? %)

 

BTW, this could be C. absquatulator, but the C. fragilis description seems to fit better.


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#7 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 2 2014 - 3:33 PM

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Such a pale Camponotus... The color makes me want to scream Camponotus absquatulator though.


#8 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 2 2014 - 6:13 PM

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A fertile Camponotus queen that I DID find this late in the year was C. yogi, out in Trabuco Canyon.

 

I wish I has an equivalent of Trabuco Canyon up here in Simi Valley... Ventura county is probably the hardest hit by the drought... NOTHING is flying locally up here in the wild. Even the hardy Pogonomyrmex colonies are dying out from dehydration. All the creeks up here have been dry for well over a year...


#9 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 3 2014 - 6:14 AM

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It's dry like that everywhere in Southern California, including Trabuco Canyon. BTW, C. absquatulator I think has slightly less hair on the thorax.


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#10 Offline Tpro4 - Posted September 7 2014 - 8:13 AM

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Is anyone selling queen ants in California? please contact me via email tpro4@yahoo.com
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#11 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 7 2014 - 8:15 AM

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