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Possible Queen ant found in Phoenix, Arizona? July 6th, 2020

Started By Luke_in_AZ , Jun 6 2020 3:01 PM

Best Answer NickAnter , June 6 2020 - 3:58 PM

P. californicus bicolor variety. Nice find, she if semi claustral, and would like to be in dirt.

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#1 Offline Luke_in_AZ - Posted June 6 2020 - 3:01 PM

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Does this look like a queen ant?  What species?    This is my 1st attempt at catching a queen, thank you for your input! 

 

1. Location

Found in Phoenix Arizona


2. Date of collection: 

6/6/2020 about 10:00am


3. Habitat of collection: 

Riparian preserve.  Natural Phoenix desert.


4. Length (from head to gaster):

I would guess 9-10mm from the pics?

 

 

 

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#2 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted June 6 2020 - 3:12 PM

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Pogonomyrmex species queen. Maybe Californicus? Definitely semi claustral; she will need seeds during the founding process. Dandelion seeds work best.


Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, June 6 2020 - 3:13 PM.

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Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#3 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted June 6 2020 - 3:43 PM

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Yeah, good find.


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#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 6 2020 - 3:58 PM   Best Answer

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P. californicus bicolor variety. Nice find, she if semi claustral, and would like to be in dirt.


Edited by NickAnter, June 6 2020 - 3:59 PM.

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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). 

#5 Offline Luke_in_AZ - Posted June 6 2020 - 4:05 PM

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This is very helpful, thank you!  Guess I'll be reading up on P. californicus bicolor variety tonight and attempting my very 1st ant colony.  Being found in Phoenix I can't imagine this species would require hibernation?


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#6 Offline Froggy - Posted June 9 2020 - 9:37 AM

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This is very helpful, thank you!  Guess I'll be reading up on P. californicus bicolor variety tonight and attempting my very 1st ant colony.  Being found in Phoenix I can't imagine this species would require hibernation?

Arizona does have nights that (sometimes) go below freezing in the winter, but I'm not sure


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#7 Offline ponerinecat - Posted June 9 2020 - 10:19 AM

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Could it be Pogonomyrmex bicolor?


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#8 Offline BADANT - Posted June 9 2020 - 5:43 PM

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This is very helpful, thank you! Guess I'll be reading up on P. californicus bicolor variety tonight and attempting my very 1st ant colony. Being found in Phoenix I can't imagine this species would require hibernation?

Arizona does have nights that (sometimes) go below freezing in the winter, but I'm not sure

The main question is whether or not it freezes where she was caught. And if it is so but not every year you could set her foundry in the garage. This way she gets the chill as though she were directly exposed.


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#9 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 10 2020 - 5:11 AM

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Could it be Pogonomyrmex bicolor?

Pogonomyrmex californicus bicolor variety


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