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Queen ID North Hills 4/12/15

Started By Tpro4 , Apr 12 2015 4:38 PM

Best Answer dspdrew , April 13 2015 - 7:14 AM

I think it's most likely S. molesta. I even found a few of them myself two weeks ago.

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#1 Offline Tpro4 - Posted April 12 2015 - 4:38 PM

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i caught this baby today, i think she is a s. molesta, correct me if i am wring please.
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#2 Offline Ants4fun - Posted April 12 2015 - 5:44 PM

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That, or I was thinking S. xyloni

 

edit: definitely not xyloni lol, but I don't think that is molesta eather... might be a Pheidole queen...


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#3 Offline Tpro4 - Posted April 12 2015 - 7:06 PM

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it's very snall though
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#4 Offline Chromerust - Posted April 12 2015 - 8:08 PM

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Does it move around really slow?

#5 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted April 12 2015 - 8:09 PM

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Solenopis molesta, or some other thief ant Solenopsis spp... One other possibility is Monomorium pharaonis, but I do not think this are that common.


#6 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted April 12 2015 - 8:10 PM

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Does she have spines?


#7 Offline Tpro4 - Posted April 12 2015 - 8:54 PM

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@chromerust yes she does.

@gregory2455 i can't really tell, i don't have a microscope
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#8 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 13 2015 - 7:14 AM   Best Answer

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I think it's most likely S. molesta. I even found a few of them myself two weeks ago.


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#9 Offline Tpro4 - Posted April 13 2015 - 7:44 AM

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I think it's most likely S. molesta. I even found a few of them myself two weeks ago.


I was hoping she was an s. molesta. Hse settled in nicely with her test tube setup.
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#10 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted April 13 2015 - 12:44 PM

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I agree on Solenopsis molesta.


#11 Offline James C. Trager - Posted April 13 2015 - 1:20 PM

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Gregory - Note that Monomorium pharaonis queens do not fly and never leaves the company of their colony.
This is a Solenopsis, but I agree, possibly one other than S. molesta. We'd need more magnification and resolution to know.


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#12 Offline dspdrew - Posted April 13 2015 - 2:56 PM

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Can we get the size in mm?


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#13 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted April 13 2015 - 4:42 PM

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Gregory - Note that Monomorium pharaonis queens do not fly and never leaves the company of their colony.
This is a Solenopsis, but I agree, possibly one other than S. molesta. We'd need more magnification and resolution to know.

Wow, I knew some species of Monomorium did not leave their nests, so I guess none do?


#14 Offline James C. Trager - Posted April 15 2015 - 9:40 AM

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Some do, but M. pharaonis never does, neither females nor males.


#15 Offline Tpro4 - Posted April 15 2015 - 1:06 PM

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Is she clausteral or semi?


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#16 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted April 15 2015 - 1:34 PM

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Fully claustral.


#17 Offline Tpro4 - Posted June 10 2015 - 7:04 AM

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Another question, are xyloni able to have multiple queens?
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#18 Offline Alza - Posted June 10 2015 - 12:47 PM

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No


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