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Pogonomyrmex Sp. Queen? Coronado Beach

Started By M_Ants , Jun 4 2020 6:32 PM

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#1 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 4 2020 - 6:32 PM

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Found today 6/4/2020

Coronado Beach

5 pm

Found wandering around on sand

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Edited by M_Ants, June 4 2020 - 6:34 PM.

Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#2 Offline VoidElecent - Posted June 4 2020 - 6:46 PM

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Yep, this is a Pogonomyrmex queen. Likely P. californicus.
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#3 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 4 2020 - 6:47 PM

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Yay! Anything I should know about care? I've read these can be tricky.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#4 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 4 2020 - 6:56 PM

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Yay! Anything I should know about care? I've read these can be tricky.

Semi claustral. Just keep her in a test tube. Feed her a variety of seeds and nuts. After the founding stage, things should go pretty smoothly.

"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

#5 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 4 2020 - 6:57 PM

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Sand or dirt in test tube?


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#6 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 4 2020 - 6:58 PM

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Sand or dirt in test tube?

That should help.

"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

#7 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 4 2020 - 7:05 PM

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I have a heating cable. Should I put the test tube on that?


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#8 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 4 2020 - 7:07 PM

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I have a heating cable. Should I put the test tube on that?

Only partially. Ants do better with temperature variation in their nest. Yet Pogonomyrmex love heat, so you should definitely heat them, though.
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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

#9 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 4 2020 - 7:14 PM

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Should I give it an outworld to forage or just leave it alone?


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#10 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 4 2020 - 7:43 PM

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Should I give it an outworld to forage or just leave it alone?

An outworld would help her forage naturally.

"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

#11 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 4 2020 - 7:47 PM

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I gave her seeds and sand in test tube. 


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#12 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 5 2020 - 6:56 AM

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Yes, make sure she has dirt. I had no idea these flew already. Oh well.


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). 

#13 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 5 2020 - 12:22 PM

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Since she needs food. How do I feed her without disturbing her?


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#14 Offline ponerinecat - Posted June 5 2020 - 12:35 PM

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Since she needs food. How do I feed her without disturbing her?

Outworld.


#15 Offline M_Ants - Posted June 5 2020 - 1:38 PM

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Did they fly recently and can I look for more? Kind of confused why I found one at the beach. I was considering going to local trails.


Edited by M_Ants, June 5 2020 - 2:36 PM.

Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#16 Offline gcsnelling - Posted June 5 2020 - 3:09 PM

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This is almost certainly P. californicus, a fairly common species in that area. Finding one on the beach is not too far out a location to find one.


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