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Central Florida, 08/17/2020

Started By neenach2002 , Aug 17 2020 6:34 PM

Best Answer AntsExodus , August 17 2020 - 6:40 PM

The queen ant is Brachymyrmex Patagonicus

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#1 Offline neenach2002 - Posted August 17 2020 - 6:34 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Leesburg, Florida
2. Date of collection: 08/15/2020
3. Habitat of collection: Not sure, found her crawling around in my shower.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 4.7-4.8mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black/brown with white stripes on her gaster
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Gaster is as big as her other parts combined?!
7. Distinguishing behavior: Just sits there doing nothing
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: N/A

#2 Offline AntsExodus - Posted August 17 2020 - 6:40 PM Best Answer

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The queen ant is Brachymyrmex Patagonicus

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#3 Offline neenach2002 - Posted August 17 2020 - 7:14 PM

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The queen ant is Brachymyrmex Patagonicus

Thanks! Can you tell if she's gravid or not? I obviously didn't see her nuptial flight given that I found her crawling around in my shower... but the fact that she was there to begin with, and had no wings, leads me to believe she is.

#4 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 17 2020 - 7:57 PM

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That could be a Lasius sp. though.
But B. Patagonicus is probably more likely

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

#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 17 2020 - 8:08 PM

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No claustral, North American Lasius is that small. Either B. patagonicus or obscurior.

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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).

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