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Caught September 15th in northeastern Nevada

Started By Vegiejack67 , Sep 18 2019 1:10 PM

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#1 Offline Vegiejack67 - Posted September 18 2019 - 1:10 PM

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https://m.imgur.com/gallery/QMy6Bpm
I apologize I could not figure out how to attach a picture directly to the forum :cry: however she is my first and we all know how much that mean and excites us. She is slightly redder than she appears in the pictures and is in the standard AC test tube as a size comparison. If you need more information please ask here on the forum not the Imgur site as I will be looking for responses and answers here.
Thank you for your time and experience in this matter.
-Vegie

#2 Offline Aaron567 - Posted September 18 2019 - 1:16 PM

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Looks like a species of Manica to me.

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#3 Offline PacificNorthWestern - Posted September 18 2019 - 3:47 PM

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that looks like pogonormyrmex to me

#4 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 18 2019 - 4:13 PM

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Manica, and you double posted.

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#5 Offline Vegiejack67 - Posted September 18 2019 - 7:25 PM

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Thank you all and sorry about the double post

#6 Offline AntsBC - Posted September 18 2019 - 8:29 PM

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Manica invidia, as this queen lacks a protuberance under the post petiole; a distinctive trait M. hunteri possesses'. The only other Manica species present in Nevada, Manica bradleyi, has a completely different colour pattern than this queen has.

FYI, this species is semi claustral, which means the queen will need to be fed throughout the founding stages.

Edited by AntsBC, September 18 2019 - 8:37 PM.