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Backyard Ant Census

Started By TheMicroPlanet , May 2 2020 11:13 AM

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#21 Offline antwall - Posted May 2 2020 - 4:38 PM

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One Species: Linepithema humile


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Argentine ants are mean.

#22 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 2 2020 - 4:49 PM

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One Species: Linepithema humile

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#23 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted May 2 2020 - 5:46 PM

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Hence your signature..........
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#24 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 2 2020 - 5:47 PM

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I highly doubt that. I'm sure there is some other species, if rather cryptic. It took me years to find the Hypoponera here.


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). 

#25 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted May 2 2020 - 5:48 PM

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I highly doubt that. I'm sure there is some other species, if rather cryptic. It took me years to find the Hypoponera here.

Probably means species he’s found.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#26 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 2 2020 - 6:33 PM

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Brachymyrmex and Argentine ants  (n) 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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#27 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 3 2020 - 6:20 AM

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My Formica might be F. integra. I think I had an ID request out for them, but wasn't able to get a species on them.

 

...and the list goes on! Just found another Camponotus species AND a Crematogaster worker, as well as some Solenopsis-looking things  (or it could be the cf Temnothorax i've been seeing. I'll try to get an ID request out for them).


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#28 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 6 2020 - 4:49 AM

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Brief update: I was able to identify my "little brown Lasius" as Lasius neoniger, which also means I have no Tapinoma sessile.


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#29 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 6 2020 - 4:52 AM

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Also found a C. americanus major the other day, so that was cool.


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#30 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted May 6 2020 - 4:56 AM

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I'm gonna break the rules a little and list all the ants Ants4Fun, Ants_Dakota, or myself have found within a few miles of my house:

 

Aphaenogaster picea

Aphaenogaster rudis

Aphaenogaster tennesseenis

Brachymyrmex depilis

Camponotus nearcticus

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus vicinus

Dolichoderus sp.

don't really care to list all the unidentified Formica species we've found.........

Lasius americanus

Lasius aphidicola

Lasius brevicornis

Lasius claviger

Lasius neoniger

Lasius nearcticus

Leptothorax sp.

Myrmica sp.

Pheidole bicarinata

Polyergus sp.

Ponera pennsylvanica

Prenolepis imparis

Solenopsis molesta

Stigmatomma pallipes

Tapinoma sessile

Tetramorium immigrans

possibly Tetramorium tsushimae


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#31 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 6 2020 - 5:04 AM

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I already know this species is in my yard, but I found a C. pennsylvanicus male under a rock yesterday. If I missed that flight, I will be particularly unhappy.


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#32 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 6 2020 - 7:33 AM

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I already know this species is in my yard, but I found a C. pennsylvanicus male under a rock yesterday. If I missed that flight, I will be particularly unhappy.

There’s no way they’re done flying in NY.
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#33 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 6 2020 - 7:46 AM

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I'm gonna break the rules a little and list all the ants Ants4Fun, Ants_Dakota, or myself have found within a few miles of my house:
 
Aphaenogaster picea
Aphaenogaster rudis
Aphaenogaster tennesseenis
Brachymyrmex depilis
Camponotus nearcticus
Camponotus novaeboracensis
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus vicinus
Dolichoderus sp.
don't really care to list all the unidentified Formica species we've found.........
Lasius americanus
Lasius aphidicola
Lasius brevicornis
Lasius claviger
Lasius neoniger
Lasius nearcticus
Leptothorax sp.
Myrmica sp.
Pheidole bicarinata
Polyergus sp.
Ponera pennsylvanica
Prenolepis imparis
Solenopsis molesta
Stigmatomma pallipes
Tapinoma sessile
Tetramorium immigrans
possibly Tetramorium tsushimae


Hehe.... I've got you beat. :D
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#34 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 6 2020 - 8:13 AM

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Found another Formica sp. This one looks darker than the other; could be neogagates.


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#35 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 23 2020 - 7:46 AM

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Turns out what I identified as Aphaenogaster was actually Myrmica. I'm happy either way!


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#36 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted May 23 2020 - 8:03 AM

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I've seen:

Lasius sp.

Formics sp.

Tetramorium Immigrans

Propobly Camponotus Pennsylvanicus

Maybe other Camponotus sp.

Termites

 

Btw I know termites are not ants but I thought I might as well put them in.

 

I also found a Lasius Aphidicola queen.


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#37 Offline Antkid12 - Posted May 23 2020 - 1:09 PM

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 ants in my backyard.

 

 

Tetramorium immigrans

Lasius neoniger

Lasius claviger

Lasius aphidicola

Lasius alienus

Apheanogaster picea

Aphenogaster fulva

Crematogaster cerasi

Crematogaster ashmeadi

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus neacticus

Camponotus castaneus

Camponotus subbaratus

Camponotus chromaiodes

Prenolepis imparis

Colopobsis sp.(queen only)

Brachymyrmex sp.

Pheidole tysoni

Ponera pennsylvanica

Stigmatomma pallipes

Solenopsis molesta

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

4 unknown formica

Strumigenys sp. (super rare)

edit: oh yeah I forgot about Temnothorax curvispinosus and Monomorium minimum.  :D 

 

 


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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#38 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 27 2020 - 5:56 AM

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Fairly certain my #12 is Dorymyrmex grandulus.


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#39 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted May 27 2020 - 6:06 AM

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Turns out what I identified as Aphaenogaster was actually Myrmica. I'm happy either way!

Around here, Aphaenogaster are rarer and more sought after than Myrmica, but I guess that varies from place to place.
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#40 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 27 2020 - 6:46 AM

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Here’s my census in order of prevalence:
Tapinoma sessile
Crematogaster cerasi
Tetramorium immigrans
Monomorium minimum
Solenopsis molesta
Camponotus chromaiodes
Camponotus nearcticus
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus subbarbatus
Prenolepis imparis
Lasius neoniger/ americanus
Lasius claviger
Nylanderia bourbonica
Aphaenogaster cf rudis
Pheidole cf dentata
Camponotus castaneus (dead workers in spider web)
There may be some cryptic things, too, but I don’t know much about those sort of ants.

Adding:
Nylanderia vividula
Temnothorax curvispinosus
Formica cf subsericea
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