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Myrmica id snowmass CO 8/9/21

Started By Antkeeper01 , Aug 9 2021 4:12 PM

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#1 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted August 9 2021 - 4:12 PM

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LocationA random state in the US

1. Location (on a map) of collection: snowmass CO
2. Date of collection: 8/9/21
3. Habitat of collection: a deck about 20 feet in the air
4. Length (from head to gaster): about 4 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: striated like all myrmica
6. Distinguishing characteristics: nothing really
7. Distinguishing behavior:nothing really
8. Nest description: NA

9. Nuptial flight time and date: around 4:30-5:00

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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)

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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 9 2021 - 5:36 PM

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LocationOrange County, California

Myrmica is probably as far as you can go sadly without looking at it under the microscope, and even then, no gaurantee it isn't an undescribed species. Aside from a couple distinctive species, they are very hard to ID.

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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).

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