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Started By BrandonM , Jul 27 2021 4:39 PM

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#1 Offline BrandonM - Posted July 27 2021 - 4:39 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Ontario, CA
2. Date of collection: 7/26/21
3. Habitat of collection: Suburban backyard on black light. Rained 0.25” earlier that morning.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 6.5mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Dark brown with honey/amber markings. Semi-shiny, fairly smooth.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Nothing of note
7. Distinguishing behavior: None observed
8. Nest description: Unknown
9. Nuptial flight time and date: 9:00pm PT 7/26/21

Let me know if anyone needs more pictures.

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Edited by BrandonM, July 27 2021 - 4:50 PM.

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#2 Offline TestSubjectOne - Posted July 27 2021 - 5:01 PM

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Forelius pruinosus


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Currently Keeping:

- Veromessor pergandei (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Novomessor cockerelli (1 queen, 200 workers)

- Myrmecocystus mexicanus (1 queen, 100 workers)

- Brachymyrmex patagonicus (3 queens?, 2,000 workers? & alates)

- Crematogaster sp. (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Liometopum occidentale (1 queen, 800 workers)

- Camponotus absqualator (1 queen, 130 workers)

#3 Offline BrandonM - Posted July 27 2021 - 6:40 PM

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Forelius pruinosus


Thank you!


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#4 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted July 27 2021 - 6:52 PM

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High noon ant.


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What i am keeping Brachymyrmex patagonicus 1 worker x5 tetramorium immigrans 10 workers x2 lasius crypticus 5 workers Pheidole californica 6 queens150~ workers 10-30 majors, Formica argentea 10~ W

 

 

What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.

#5 Offline TestSubjectOne - Posted July 27 2021 - 6:54 PM

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As your other post, I misread the location. Forelius sp. rather than Forelius pruinosus. My bad.


TestSubjectOne's Experiences in Antkeeping General Journal

 

Currently Keeping:

- Veromessor pergandei (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Novomessor cockerelli (1 queen, 200 workers)

- Myrmecocystus mexicanus (1 queen, 100 workers)

- Brachymyrmex patagonicus (3 queens?, 2,000 workers? & alates)

- Crematogaster sp. (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Liometopum occidentale (1 queen, 800 workers)

- Camponotus absqualator (1 queen, 130 workers)

#6 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 27 2021 - 7:00 PM

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This does not look like Forelius to me.  I want to say it more closely resembles Dorymyrmex. 


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#7 Offline ReignofRage - Posted July 27 2021 - 7:00 PM

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Forelius pruinosus

Are you sure that isn't a Dorymyrmex?


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#8 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted July 27 2021 - 7:02 PM

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Forelius pruinosus

Are you sure that isn't a Dorymyrmex?

 

i think dorymyrmex are spring fliers


What i am keeping Brachymyrmex patagonicus 1 worker x5 tetramorium immigrans 10 workers x2 lasius crypticus 5 workers Pheidole californica 6 queens150~ workers 10-30 majors, Formica argentea 10~ W

 

 

What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.

#9 Offline ReignofRage - Posted July 27 2021 - 7:04 PM

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Forelius pruinosus

Are you sure that isn't a Dorymyrmex?

 

i think dorymyrmex are spring fliers

 

D. insanus which is what this would be are documented to fly in every month, not too sure about them flying in Decemeber unless it got hot enough, lol.


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#10 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 27 2021 - 7:50 PM

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Dorymyrmex insanus! The most exciting ant in Southern California!


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). 

#11 Offline TestSubjectOne - Posted July 27 2021 - 7:59 PM

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Dorymyrmex is right. I went with Forelius originally because I confused the location, but looking further at antweb it says that Dorymyrmex has a much longer apical tooth than subapical

and in the second picture the queen has this feature.


Edited by TestSubjectOne, July 27 2021 - 8:00 PM.

TestSubjectOne's Experiences in Antkeeping General Journal

 

Currently Keeping:

- Veromessor pergandei (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Novomessor cockerelli (1 queen, 200 workers)

- Myrmecocystus mexicanus (1 queen, 100 workers)

- Brachymyrmex patagonicus (3 queens?, 2,000 workers? & alates)

- Crematogaster sp. (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Liometopum occidentale (1 queen, 800 workers)

- Camponotus absqualator (1 queen, 130 workers)

#12 Offline BrandonM - Posted July 27 2021 - 8:05 PM

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Thank you all!

Seems I am looking forward to a fast growing colony that will suddenly take a turn for the worse. (Read a journal on here.)


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