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Queen ID Request

Started By Alacom , Jun 24 2020 9:12 PM

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#1 Offline Alacom - Posted June 24 2020 - 9:12 PM

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I caught this reddish brown queen today (June 24th) in Modesto CA. She’s 8mm long from head to gaster and seems quite chill in comparison to other queens I’ve caught. I’ve been seeing her species on the pool deck where I have polo conditioning late at night (around 9pm) for the past week or so. Pretty sure I saw some brachymrmex queens out there too, which is besides the point. Anyways, I have no clue what species this queen is but if I had to guess I’d say Solenopsis sp. Any ideas?

https://imgur.com/gallery/VP8Ypkx

Edited by Alacom, June 24 2020 - 9:13 PM.

#2 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted June 24 2020 - 9:26 PM

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Solenopsis xyloni.

Edited by AnthonyP163, June 24 2020 - 9:26 PM.

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#3 Offline TechAnt - Posted June 24 2020 - 9:51 PM

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Solenopsis xyloni.

Agreed.

My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen