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Vancouver, BC, Canada; August 30, 2019

Started By antdoctor , Aug 30 2019 11:25 AM

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#1 Offline antdoctor - Posted August 30 2019 - 11:25 AM

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Hoping to get some help with an ID!

1. Location of collection: Vancouver, BC, Canada. I was driving in the city and she landed on my windshield. I pulled over and collected her.

2. Date of collection: June 30, 2019
3. Habitat of collection: urban
4. Length (to the nearest millimeter or 1/16th of an inch.): 7 mm. I actually a tape measure with non-metric units, and she was half way between the 1/4 inch and 5/16 inch hash marks.
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: same color throughout, black, shiny, hairless, plate-like appearance to gaster
6. Distinguishing characteristics: I don't see any petiole.
7. Anything else distinctive: ?
8. Nest description: unsure

9. Nuptial flight time and date: June 30, 2019. Around 6 pm.
10 . Post the clearest pictures possible of the top, side, and face of the ant in question, and if possible, their nest and the habitat they were collected in.

Pictures are here: https://imgur.com/a/YXaWk7W

Thanks

#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 30 2019 - 11:28 AM

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LocationOrange County, California

Lasius species of some sort, but I am not sure on the 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).