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Montreal GTA ,Quebec ,Canada 07/28/2019

Started By spartANTS , Jul 28 2019 4:03 PM

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#1 Offline spartANTS - Posted July 28 2019 - 4:03 PM

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1. i saw a few floating on a swimming pool.

2. 09/15/2018 date of Collection

3. urban

4. the queen length 5 mm.

5. Head Dark reddish , Thorax more Orange /Brown/red . Hair on the body head and gaster.

6. maybe two petiole nodes , small spines

7. semi claustral

8 N/A

9 September 15th 2018 saw a few queen (10) of this species , i only kept 1

video on youtube

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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 28 2019 - 4:27 PM

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Looks like a Myrmica species.

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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).

#3 Offline spartANTS - Posted July 28 2019 - 5:01 PM

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Thank you ,

then could be a Myrmica quebecensis?

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#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 28 2019 - 6:27 PM

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That is impossible, as they are parasitic. They are some non parasitic Myrmica. I do not know which species though.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

#5 Offline dermy - Posted July 28 2019 - 6:32 PM

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Probably a type of Myrmica as stated above which are really hard to identify, what I find really interesting is she still has her wings after all this time! Are those her workers and brood?

Edited by dermy, July 28 2019 - 6:33 PM.

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