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Denver, CO 7/6/21

Started By TelmahQ , Jul 7 2021 6:45 AM

Best Answer NickAnter , July 7 2021 - 6:48 AM

Formica pallidefulva. Nice find! From my understanding they are fairly rare so far West.

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#1 Offline TelmahQ - Posted July 7 2021 - 6:45 AM

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1. Found in central Denver

2. Collected 7/6/21 on a sunny afternoon, it has been raining in the few days before

3. Found in irrigated lawn with trees/typical residential area next to the sidewalk. I have been finding T. immigrans queens in this same spot twice this season

4. Length 10mm almost perfect (I did measure)

Not sure I can describe it any better than the picture (I am a newbie). The color in the pic is a little washed out from the light on my magnifying glass- the colors is a rich nut brown, not red.

Thanks any and all for your help!

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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 7 2021 - 6:48 AM Best Answer

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Formica pallidefulva. Nice find! From my understanding they are fairly rare so far West.

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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).