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Can any one id this species?

Started By Vern530 , Jan 12 2020 5:00 PM

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#1 Offline Vern530 - Posted January 12 2020 - 5:00 PM

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Caught in Northern California in January very active not in diapause. So I found a huge freshly escalated nest like big as a soft ball and when I broke it open these guys were super active and not sluggish at all.possible Id?

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted January 12 2020 - 5:04 PM

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Pinkomyrmex floyderus
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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#3 Offline Vern530 - Posted January 12 2020 - 5:10 PM

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https://www.formicul...9-d315786f6ecb/

#4 Offline PacificNorthWestern - Posted January 12 2020 - 5:30 PM

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in the genus camponotus


#5 Offline Vern530 - Posted January 12 2020 - 6:00 PM

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But they were found In the ground and fully active in 50’ degree weather that doesn’t seem right for camponotus right?

#6 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 12 2020 - 6:08 PM

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But they were found In the ground and fully active in 50’ degree weather that doesn’t seem right for camponotus right?

Its Camponotus.


#7 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted January 12 2020 - 6:37 PM

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Camponotus vicinus.

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#8 Offline Vern530 - Posted January 12 2020 - 7:16 PM

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Definitely not camponotus vicinus I have about 7 of those colony’s currently

#9 Offline NickAnter - Posted January 12 2020 - 7:33 PM

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You can never judge on color. Length would be helpful.

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). 

#10 Offline Vern530 - Posted January 12 2020 - 7:50 PM

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There a size comparison photo in that gallery.I've never seen Camponotus where I live I live in the valley in nor cal and it gets super hot here most the year.not saying it’s impossible but they sure don’t look like Camponotus to me

#11 Offline PacificNorthWestern - Posted January 12 2020 - 8:17 PM

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There a size comparison photo in that gallery.I've never seen Camponotus where I live I live in the valley in nor cal and it gets super hot here most the year.not saying it’s impossible but they sure don’t look like Camponotus to me

what do they look like to you then?


#12 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 12 2020 - 8:31 PM

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It's 100% Camponotus, there's nothing else it could be. Question now is what species.


#13 Offline Vern530 - Posted January 12 2020 - 8:33 PM

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I have no idea what species I just don’t think vicinus because I have several and even different color varieties of vicinus.but I do agree they are probably some type of camponotus although I’ve never seen them in my area but I haven’t been doing this all that long

#14 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 12 2020 - 8:38 PM

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I have no idea what species I just don’t think vicinus because I have several and even different color varieties of vicinus.but I do agree they are probably some type of camponotus although I’ve never seen them in my area but I haven’t been doing this all that long

That's fine, it may not be vicinus. I don't have much experience with identifications, so I'm not very helpful here.


#15 Offline Vern530 - Posted January 12 2020 - 9:01 PM

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No I appreciate any and all input from everyone next summer will make it my first whole year doing this hobby so I’m learning too.thanks again you offered some really good insights on a lot of my post

#16 Offline Aaron567 - Posted January 13 2020 - 2:23 PM

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They probably were in diapause.


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