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Posted May 18 2021 - 11:58 AM
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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Washington state very near the colombia river gorge
2. Date of collection: may 14th 2021
3. Habitat of collection: near a river under a rock
4. Length (from head to gaster): about 1 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: a yellow/orange
6. Distinguishing characteristics: very small
7. Distinguishing behavior: N/A
8. Nest description: small caverns and tunnels with lard brood chambers under a rock
9. Nuptial flight time and date: N/A
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Posted May 18 2021 - 12:00 PM
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Thief ant species. Probably S. molesta, though with those pictures you cannot rule validiuscula out.
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 May 18 2021 - 12:10 PM
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Just call them S. molesta group.
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Posted May 19 2021 - 4:02 AM
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Solenopsis molesta complex sp. Species in said complex are notoriously difficult to ID, not to mention the fact that many species remain undescribed. I wouldn't try and get these to species unless you are an expert with years of experience and an extremely good dissection microscope.
Currently Keeping:
Camponotus chromaiodes, Camponotus nearcticus, Stigmatomma pallipes, Strumigenys brevisetosa, Strumigenys clypeata, Strumigenys louisianae, Strumigenys membranifera, Strumigenys reflexa, Strumigenys rostrata
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