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5-21-21 Illinois camponotus sp.

Started By yibsi , May 21 2021 7:51 PM

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#1 Offline yibsi - Posted May 21 2021 - 7:51 PM

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Found this gal with my nylanderia earlier today, I saw two of them but the other seemed infertile and still tried to fly, while this one only crawled around on the ground. She wasn’t actually in the pool but 5 feet from it walking on the ground, today was a good nuptial flight day lol. She’s 14-16 mm and caught me off-guard as generally the only camponotus around here that I’ve seen have all been C. pennsylvanicus, however the bright red on her underside clearly tells me she’s something else, might be C. Chromades or C. Americanus, not sure.
Found in Illinois 5-21-21

Thanks for the help!

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Nylanderia parvula - 4 queen polygynous colony with larvae + devoloping workers

Camponotus pennsylvanicus - 1 queen with 2 cocoons, and a few larvae and eggs

Tetramorium immigrans - 3 colonies, first nanetics!

Formica pallidifulva - 1 queen, 8-10 eggs

Tetramorium atratulum - 1 queen with roughly 17 host workers

Pheidole pilifera - 1 queen! recently caught!

Solenopsis Molesta - 2 queens so far, polygenous set-up

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#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 21 2021 - 8:10 PM

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Camponotus herculeanus.

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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/

#3 Offline ZTYguy - Posted May 21 2021 - 9:07 PM

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I second herculeanus. Always loved the colors on that species. Wish I could have her hehe.

Currently: Considering moving to Australia
Reason: Myrmecia

#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 22 2021 - 7:30 AM

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In Central Illinois?? I doubt that. I think C. chromaiodes is more likely. There is only one record in Central Illinois, so they are clearly quite rare there.

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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