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ant ID request for Wenatchee Washington

Started By Crazycow , May 28 2021 3:58 PM

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#1 Offline Crazycow - Posted May 28 2021 - 3:58 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Wenatchee Washington in a suburb backyard
2. Date of collection: May 28th 2021
3. Habitat of collection: under a planter
4. Length (from head to gaster): 6-7mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: orange/dark red
6. Distinguishing characteristics: N/A
7. Distinguishing behavior: N/A
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: N/A

she also has small spikes between her thorax and gaster

#2 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted May 28 2021 - 4:00 PM

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Myrmica sp.

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#3 Offline Crazycow - Posted May 28 2021 - 4:01 PM

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Myrmica sp.

any idea on what specific sp?

#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 28 2021 - 5:24 PM

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You can't get good IDs on Myrmica without looking at them under a microscope.

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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).

#5 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted May 28 2021 - 6:56 PM

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Myrmica sp.

Agreed

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#6 Offline Crazycow - Posted May 28 2021 - 7:22 PM

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Okay well if anyone has any guesses it would be appreciated but if not that’s all good thanks for the responses

#7 Offline yibsi - Posted May 29 2021 - 6:32 AM

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Okay well if anyone has any guesses it would be appreciated but if not that’s all good thanks for the responses

The grooved head on the queen reminds me of Myrmica spatulata, and they share the same coloration, but just a guess.

Edit: Just realized that M. spatulata doesn’t live in Washington, nevermind.

Edited by yibsi, May 29 2021 - 6:34 AM.

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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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#8 Offline Crazycow - Posted May 29 2021 - 8:46 AM

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Okay well if anyone has any guesses it would be appreciated but if not that’s all good thanks for the responses
The grooved head on the queen reminds me of Myrmica spatulata, and they share the same coloration, but just a guess.

Edit: Just realized that M. spatulata doesn’t live in Washington, nevermind.

Thanks for the attempt tho!