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Colorado ID

Started By smares , Jul 31 2021 6:22 PM

Best Answer NickAnter , July 31 2021 - 6:25 PM

Dorymyrmex sp.

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#1 Offline smares - Posted July 31 2021 - 6:22 PM

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LocationLakewood, Colorado

Found on 7-31 at 3pm on the sidewalk of urban area Lakewood Co. Cloudy and overcast day. Gaster is slightly reflective from hair.
My guess is lasius neoniger or Niger.

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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 31 2021 - 6:25 PM Best Answer

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Dorymyrmex sp.

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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).

#3 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted July 31 2021 - 8:05 PM

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Dorymyrmex sp.

Agreed. It may also be liomopetum or something like that.

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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus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

#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 1 2021 - 7:38 AM

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Definitely not Liometopum. The only species they have over there is apiculatum, which is absolutely massive. All Liometepum have wide heads besides, which Dorymyrmex don't.

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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:

#5 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted August 1 2021 - 2:14 PM

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dorymyrmex

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.