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Campatonus in Colorado

Started By theproperway1 , Jun 2 2020 7:45 PM

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#1 Offline theproperway1 - Posted June 2 2020 - 7:45 PM

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Denver Colorado
June 2nd 2020
Lakewood
2 cm
Black except for legs which are red
Looks like a campatonus species

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#2 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 3 2020 - 6:47 AM

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Yes, It is a Camponotus species, maybe Camponotus laevigatus. edit: I should have read the description. Most likely modoc . :facepalm:

Edited by Antkid12, June 3 2020 - 9:46 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 NickAnter - Posted June 3 2020 - 7:36 AM

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With red legs it is probably C. modoc.

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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).

#4 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 3 2020 - 9:04 AM

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I concur.

"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

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