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Wet Arizona forest - 7/26/2020 - 17mm Queen ID with 10X zoom photos

Started By Luke_in_AZ , Jul 26 2020 3:03 PM

Best Answer RushmoreAnts , July 26 2020 - 3:13 PM

Camponotus modoc. Have a queen myself.

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#1 Offline Luke_in_AZ - Posted July 26 2020 - 3:03 PM

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Thank you for your help in the proper ID of this Camponotus queen ant.

I found her underneath the bark of a fallen tree. I tried to get pictures of specific parts of the ant including the antennae, jaws, head, etc… using a 10X lens on my phone. Hope this helps.

My untrained guess is Camponotus herculeanus, Camponotus modoc, or Camponotus vicinus

1. Location

- Wet Arizona forest

2. Date of collection:

- 7-26-2020

4. Length

- About 17mm

8. Nest description:

- Found underneath the bark of a fallen tree

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#2 Online RushmoreAnts - Posted July 26 2020 - 3:13 PM Best Answer

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Camponotus modoc. Have a queen myself.

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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

#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 26 2020 - 3:15 PM

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Good to know they have been flying recently! That is most likely 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 Online RushmoreAnts - Posted July 26 2020 - 3:16 PM

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They fly here much earlier.

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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

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