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Posted May 16 2020 - 12:57 PM
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Myrmicine
A little under 4 mm long but not 3 mm
Very dark brown or black, lighter legs and gaster tip/underside
Relatively large mesosoma
Sorry for the hopelessly bad pictures. I'd appreciate an ID asap.
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Posted May 16 2020 - 1:10 PM
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Myrmica sp. queen. Semi-claustral.
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).
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Posted May 16 2020 - 1:13 PM
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Are you sure she's Myrmica? She seemed way too small for that.
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Posted May 16 2020 - 1:20 PM
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She looks more like Stenamma sp. to me.
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Posted May 16 2020 - 1:56 PM
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I put her in a test tube setup just in case. Can't be too careful...
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Posted May 16 2020 - 2:09 PM
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I put her in a test tube setup just in case. Can't be too careful...
Well, either of those genera would do fine in a test tube.
"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:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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Posted May 16 2020 - 2:18 PM
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I put her in a test tube setup just in case. Can't be too careful...
Well, either of those genera would do fine in a test tube.
Except that I think this is Tetramorium, which from my research online is fully claustral, whereas NickAnter thinks it's Myrmica, which is semi-claustral.
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Posted May 16 2020 - 2:26 PM
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I put her in a test tube setup just in case. Can't be too careful...
Well, either of those genera would do fine in a test tube.
Except that I think this is Tetramorium, which from my research online is fully claustral, whereas NickAnter thinks it's Myrmica, which is semi-claustral.
Definitely not Tetramorium. Tetramorium are much longer and more slender. The thorax and gaster of your queen is also way too small to be a fully claustral queen.
"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:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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Posted May 16 2020 - 2:32 PM
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I put her in a test tube setup just in case. Can't be too careful...
Well, either of those genera would do fine in a test tube.
Except that I think this is Tetramorium, which from my research online is fully claustral, whereas NickAnter thinks it's Myrmica, which is semi-claustral.
Definitely not Tetramorium. Tetramorium are much longer and more slender. The thorax and gaster of your queen is also way too small to be a fully claustral queen.
Well that's just great... I think i'm going to let her go just to avoid any problems.
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Posted May 16 2020 - 2:41 PM
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I put her in a test tube setup just in case. Can't be too careful...
Well, either of those genera would do fine in a test tube.
Except that I think this is Tetramorium, which from my research online is fully claustral, whereas NickAnter thinks it's Myrmica, which is semi-claustral.
Definitely not Tetramorium. Tetramorium are much longer and more slender. The thorax and gaster of your queen is also way too small to be a fully claustral queen.
Well that's just great... I think i'm going to let her go just to avoid any problems.
Well, it's not that terribly difficult to raise a semi claustral queen. Just stick a couple fruit flies in her tube every few days, and she'll do the rest.
"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:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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Posted May 16 2020 - 3:04 PM
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I already let her go, sadly. BUT it's good that I did. She got stuck in the cotton for her water reservior, which was quite moist. When I went to gently coax her out with a stick, she was very limp. She probably would've drowned if I hadn't let her go
Plus, I caught another queen today (pictures coming soon?). She's definitely fully claustral, and looks to be some kind of Lasius.
Edited by TheMicroPlanet, May 16 2020 - 3:06 PM.
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