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Queen ID. 5/1/20 Lake San Antonio, Ca

Started By Iddizy , May 1 2020 5:47 PM

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#1 Offline Iddizy - Posted May 1 2020 - 5:47 PM

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1. Lake San Antonio, CA
2. 4/23/20
3. Rocky area
4. 13 MM
5. Appears to be all black with red/brown legs

Has about 20 eggs that she laid the next day
Sorry for the bad pictures

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#2 Offline Zeiss - Posted May 1 2020 - 5:58 PM

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I want to say Liometopum sp., but I'm not sure which one.


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#3 Offline ponerinecat - Posted May 1 2020 - 6:41 PM

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Liomeptopum for sure, I think luctuosum?


#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 1 2020 - 7:00 PM

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I concur. It does not seem to have red legs, a key factor to distinguish them from occidentale.


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). 

#5 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 1 2020 - 7:18 PM

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I concur. It does not seem to have red legs, a key factor to distinguish them from occidentale.

actually if you look at the pictures closely it seems to have red legs so I'm guessing its occidentale.
My journals:

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/

#6 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted May 1 2020 - 9:55 PM

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13mm is far to long for L. luctosum. I think it is Liometopum occidentale.


Edited by YsTheAnt, May 1 2020 - 9:56 PM.

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