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Camponotus ID Request

Started By Alacom , May 31 2020 7:55 PM

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#1 Offline Alacom - Posted May 31 2020 - 7:55 PM

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I caught 3 queens today at Big Trees Park in California. I found them by prying some dead wood back to reveal their founding chambers and I was able to get some of their larvae too. I assume that they flew around a week ago if they already had larvae. They all appear to be the same species and all measure around 15-16mm in length. My guess is Camponotus pennsylvanicus.

https://imgur.com/gallery/eszGNjX

On a side note I have an excess of tetramorium queens that all have brood and I probably only need one of these queens so I was wondering if anyone has tips for selling ants? How to get started etc.?

Edited by Alacom, May 31 2020 - 7:56 PM.

#2 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 1 2020 - 2:40 AM

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Definitely all Camponotus queens, I think they are chromaiodes.

Edited by Antkid12, June 1 2020 - 2:43 AM.

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!

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

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

#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 1 2020 - 3:00 AM

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Alacom, just make an ad in the General Market Place here on the forum. You could also join GAN on AntsCanada.

"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#4 Offline Alacom - Posted June 1 2020 - 3:25 AM

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Alacom, just make an ad in the General Market Place here on the forum. You could also join GAN on AntsCanada.

Spicy, thanks

#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 1 2020 - 7:05 AM

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Chromaiodes is not present in Cali. These are C. modoc.

Somethinghmm and PacificNorthWestern like this

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).

#6 Offline B_rad0806 - Posted June 1 2020 - 9:02 AM

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus is not in California. This is Camponotus Modoc. Both are basically the same but they are different species.

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#7 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 1 2020 - 10:00 AM

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus is not in California. This is Camponotus Modoc. Both are basically the same but they are different species.

The species are completely identical physically.

"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

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Tetramorium immigrans

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

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis