Virginia 4/29/21
Edited by Sarahbee1233, April 29 2021 - 7:25 PM.
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New to ant keeping - Queen ant? Also ID request
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Posted April 29 2021 - 7:21 PM
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Found what I think to be a queen ant, but would like to know what species so that I can properly care for her. Thanks in advance!
Virginia 4/29/21
Virginia 4/29/21
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Posted April 29 2021 - 7:39 PM
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Found what I think to be a queen ant, but would like to know what species so that I can properly care for her. Thanks in advance!
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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers
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Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.
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Posted April 29 2021 - 7:42 PM
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Pinkomyrmex floyderus?
In all seriousness we need pics. You need to be on PC to post them here.
In all seriousness we need pics. You need to be on PC to post them here.
Edited by Manitobant, April 29 2021 - 7:45 PM.
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/
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/
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Posted April 29 2021 - 8:10 PM
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You need to be on PC to post them here.
I'll say it again, you can post pics on mobile here using a separate hosting site, the links will embed automatically.
And I think for an ID I'll go with Nonexistanus nothingus, though I must say the nonexistant part of the head does look rather Pinkomyrmex-esq, so it's possible you are right on that front. 
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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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Posted April 30 2021 - 4:14 AM
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The thing is, ants are MASSIVE (not in physical size but in amount of species), so you can't just name your state and the date (according to antmaps.org, Virgina has 147 native species), however that does help. With ID, you also need measurements and pics. Some species can only be identified using a microscope, for instance the genus Myrmica and Crematogaster are both hard genus to identify without microscope. Measurements could tell the difference between Formica and Camponotus (maybe I've never made an attempt to distinguish the two, I just know quite a few species in both genera are a dark black). Pictures are the main (and tends to be best) way however. With a good clear shot you can get down to at least the genus, sometimes the exact species.
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