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Caught in July 2020, Moreno, Cali

Started By ZTYguy , Nov 5 2020 10:11 AM

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#1 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 5 2020 - 10:11 AM

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This is a Camponotus colony. Wondering if sansabeanus or semitestaceus?

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#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 5 2020 - 11:00 AM

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i believe they are both identical unless you see them under a microscope. i think that is right. not a cali expert, though.

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#3 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 5 2020 - 11:21 AM

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ok, I will just put down sansataceus :lol:

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#4 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 5 2020 - 11:24 AM

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sometimes you just have to make an educated guess.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#5 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 5 2020 - 11:27 AM

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yeah

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#6 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 5 2020 - 1:20 PM

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Can you get a clear picture from above? If the head is wider than the thorax, its a salsabean.

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).