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Maculata's Albums and Images

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Acromyrmex versicolor

2019 Queen with fungus(some early pictures are of a 2018 queen, 2019 wild caught worker)1. Location (on a map) of collection: Tucson, AZ, southern foothills of Santa Catalina Mountains2. Collections:Date of mated Queen collection August 11, 2019 day after heavy rain grabbed as she was digging fou...

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Acromyrmex versicolor - Second queen

2019 Queen without fungus - Donated fungus worked1. Location (on a map) of collection: Tucson, AZ, southern foothills of Santa Catalina Mountains2. Collections:Date of mated Queen collection August 11, 2019 day after heavy rain grabbed as she was digging founding next3. Habitat of collection: Son...

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Brachymyrmex sp.

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Foothills Tucson, AZ2. Date of collection: April 30, 20193. Habitat of collection: Sonoran Desert, 2400 ft, rural mesquite trees and cactus4. Length (from head to gaster): Queen 4.5mm5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: 6. Distinguishing characteristics: 7. Di...

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Camponotus (Subgenus Tanaemyrmex, New...

Camponotus (Subgenus Tanaemyrmex, New World Group II: picipes-fumidus) sp.Possibly C. semitestaceus, consistent with size and color.Maybe C. sansabeanus but it looks too small. Far to small for C. ocreatus1. Location (on a map) of collection: Tucson, AZ, southern foothills of Santa Catalina Mount...

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Forelius sp. possibly mccooki

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Central Tucson, AZ2. Date of collection: Summer 20183. Habitat of collection: Sonoran Desert, 2000ft, urban mesquite trees and cactusFrom the collector: "collected it under a rock I found beside a river bed under a tree with roots sticking out of the grou...

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Forelius sp. possibly pruinosus

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Foothills Tucson, AZ2. Date of collection: Summer 20193. Habitat of collection: Sonoran Desert, 2300ft, urban mesquite trees and cactus4. Length (from head to gaster): Queen 10mm, workers 4mm5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:6. Distinguishing characteristics...

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Novomessor cockerelli

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Tucson, AZ, southern foothills of Santa Catalina Mountains2. Collections:Date of worker collection: Nov 20, 2018 Date of unmated Queens collection June 28, 2019 Date of mated Queen collection July 24, 20193. Habitat of collection: Sonoran Desert, 2400ft,...

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Temnothorax sp.

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Central Tucson, AZ2. Date of collection: Summer 20183. Habitat of collection: Sonoran Desert, 2000ft, urban mesquite trees and cactus4. Length (from head to gaster): Queen 4mm, workers 2.5mm5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: 6. Distinguishing characteristics...

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Temnothorax sp. post queen death?

Temnothorax sp. after what appeared to be queen death. After 2 months of no eggs, eggs appeared. I am fairly certain the two queens died. The ants carried them around for days.

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Tucson, AZ, Camponotus sp., July 2019

Camponotus, possible C. fragilisPossibly Camponotus festinatus1. Location (on a map) of collection: Tucson, AZ, southern foothills of Santa Catalina Mountains2. Date of collection: July 24, 20193. Habitat of collection: Sonoran Desert, 2400ft, foothills of Santa Catalina Mountains, mesquite trees...

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Tucson, AZ, Crematogaster sp., July 2019

Crematogaster species1. Location (on a map) of collection: Tucson, AZ, southern foothills of Santa Catalina Mountains2. Date of collection: July 24, 20193. Habitat of collection: Sonoran Desert, 2400ft, foothills of Santa Catalina Mountains, mesquite trees and cactus4. Length (from head to gaster...

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Tucson, AZ Pheidole sp., Aug 2019

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Tucson, AZ, southern foothills of Santa Catalina Mountains2. Date of collection: Aug 11, 2019, Day aftervery heavy rain3. Habitat of collection: Sonoran Desert, 2400ft, foothills of Santa Catalina Mountains, mesquite trees and cactus4. Length (from head to ga...

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