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what are the ants in this

Started By Swirlysnowflake , Nov 6 2020 5:55 PM

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#1 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 6 2020 - 5:55 PM

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i’m confused as to which ants are in this lol

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#2 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 6 2020 - 6:00 PM

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Bottom right is the evil Argentines. Bottom left looks like Crematogaster. Upper right looks like Formica maybe Myrmica for the middle of the top row. Lasius left side of middle row. Tetras middle of middle row. Idk on the one on the right. Very bottom in the middle Solenopsis?


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#3 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 6 2020 - 6:04 PM

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Bottom right is the evil Argentines. Bottom left looks like Crematogaster. Upper right looks like Formica maybe Myrmica for the middle of the top row. Lasius left side of middle row. Tetras middle of middle row. Idk on the one on the right. Very bottom in the middle Solenopsis?

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#4 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 6 2020 - 6:13 PM

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I could definitely be wrong though. If someone with more experience says mine are all correct I'm going to be so happy. 


I think that one in the middle row on the far right might be Prenolepis. 


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Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#5 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 6 2020 - 6:57 PM

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bottom middle 100% molesta and bottom left is maybe geminata or invicta. top left is probably camponotus.


Edited by ZTYguy, November 6 2020 - 6:58 PM.

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#6 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 6 2020 - 7:34 PM

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus or a related species, Aphaenogaster rudis complex, Formica fusca species gorup, Lasius subgenus lasius, Tetramorium immagrans, Paratrechina longicornis, Solenopsis invicta, Solenopsis geminata?, Linepithema humile. Left to right, top to bottom.


bottom middle 100% molesta and bottom left is maybe geminata or invicta. top left is probably camponotus.

Molesta group have minute eyes.


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#7 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 6 2020 - 7:51 PM

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Dang. I was way off.  :facepalm:


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#8 Offline Manitobant - Posted November 6 2020 - 8:01 PM

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus or a related species, Aphaenogaster rudis complex, Formica fusca species gorup, Lasius subgenus lasius, Tetramorium immagrans, Paratrechina longicornis, Solenopsis invicta, Solenopsis geminata?, Linepithema humile. Left to right, top to bottom.

bottom middle 100% molesta and bottom left is maybe geminata or invicta. top left is probably camponotus.

Molesta group have minute eyes.
I'm pretty sure that bottom one is monomorium pharaonis.
My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#9 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 6 2020 - 8:03 PM

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omg. At least I got Invicta and camponotus right


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#10 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 6 2020 - 8:21 PM

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Bottom left is invicta, bottom middle is M. pharonis, bottom right is L. humile,  middle right is Nylanderia or Paratrechina, middle middle is Tetramorium immigrans, middle left is a Lasius sp, top left is Camponotus pennsylvanicus, top middle is an Aphaenogaster sp, and top right is a Formica sp. in the fusca group.


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). 

#11 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 6 2020 - 9:28 PM

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Someone make an ant quizlet so I can be less trash.


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#12 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 7 2020 - 9:25 AM

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus or a related species, Aphaenogaster rudis complex, Formica fusca species gorup, Lasius subgenus lasius, Tetramorium immagrans, Paratrechina longicornis, Solenopsis invicta, Solenopsis geminata?, Linepithema humile. Left to right, top to bottom.

bottom middle 100% molesta and bottom left is maybe geminata or invicta. top left is probably camponotus.

Molesta group have minute eyes.
I'm pretty sure that bottom one is monomorium pharaonis.

 

Yeah I made a mistake there. Petiole and antennal clubs were obscured  :(


#13 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 7 2020 - 9:58 AM

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couldn't the top left be polyrachis?


1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#14 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted November 7 2020 - 10:34 AM

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couldn't the top left be polyrachis?

No. Literally if you google Camponotus Pennsylvanncius that's the first image.

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He travels, he seeks the p a r m e s a n.

#15 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 7 2020 - 10:48 AM

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ohhhhhhhh


1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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#16 Offline Spazmops - Posted November 7 2020 - 10:58 AM

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I want Monomorium pharaonis now, their stingers and seeing light shine through them is so cool.


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1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

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couldn't the top left be polyrachis?

No. Literally if you google Camponotus Pennsylvanncius that's the first image.
LOL!
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#18 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 7 2020 - 4:06 PM

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I want Monomorium pharaonis now, their stingers and seeing light shine through them is so cool.

Keep molesta group instead :/ You won't be able to see that opaque integument on the real ants, but it's present on basically every small orange/yellow ant. Better native than ivasive.


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I wish I found molesta this year. I did last year.

#20 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 7 2020 - 5:44 PM

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Ok, Gen Xer here, but can someone explain this meme?
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