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Not sure if this is a female alate or not

Started By littlebandicoot , Jul 5 2021 1:51 AM

Best Answer KadinB , July 5 2021 - 1:56 AM

I wanna say it might be Pogonomyrmex barbatus

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#1 Offline littlebandicoot - Posted July 5 2021 - 1:51 AM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Benson, AZ
2. Date of collection: 7/4/2021
3. Habitat of collection: Inside my shoe
4. Length (from head to gaster): 12mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: orangish red all over
6. Distinguishing characteristics: gaster is oddly shaped
7. Distinguishing behavior: none
8. Nest description: unknown

9. Nuptial flight time and date: 7/4/2021. time unknown.

I'm not necessarily needing an ID on this if it is in fact a male. I have never encountered a queen, or female alate with a twin tip to her gaster before.
Sorry, pics are horrid as always with me. This is the best I can to with what I have.

#2 Offline KadinB - Posted July 5 2021 - 1:53 AM

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Looks like a Pogonomyrmex male idk the spe.

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#3 Offline KadinB - Posted July 5 2021 - 1:56 AM Best Answer

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I wanna say it might be Pogonomyrmex barbatus

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#4 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted July 5 2021 - 2:10 AM

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Male and it looks like it recently mated. It's genitalia are protruding.

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

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus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.

#5 Offline littlebandicoot - Posted July 5 2021 - 2:11 AM

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I wanna say it might be Pogonomyrmex barbatus

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Looks right to me. thank you. I'll let him go do boy things in the evening. All the harvesters are flying so I'm sure he will find a girl tomorrow night.
thanks a bunch!!