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Queen Identification

Started By Vityou , Jul 2 2015 6:33 PM

Best Answer Ants4fun , July 3 2015 - 11:38 AM

C. Pennsylvanicus is my guess Go to the full post

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#1 Offline Vityou - Posted July 2 2015 - 6:33 PM

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Hi, I found this queen (Or what I think to be a queen) in Colorado, United States, and i'm looking for some identification. She is about 3/4 of an inch long. Also if you identify her could you also tell me how to take care of her (like if i'm supposed to do a test tube setup or not). Tell me if you need any more photos for identification. Thanks in advance

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#2 Offline cpman - Posted July 2 2015 - 6:49 PM

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Camponotus of some sort. These do fine in a standard test tube setup. They are one of the easiest genera to keep.

#3 Offline Vityou - Posted July 2 2015 - 8:20 PM

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Here is a picture of it head on.

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#4 Offline Foogoo - Posted July 3 2015 - 10:52 AM

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Looks identical to the one I caught a few weeks ago. My best guess so far is C. vicinus.

Camponotus vicinus, Crematogaster 1, Crematogaster 2, Formica francoeuri, *, *, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis invicta

#5 Offline Vityou - Posted July 3 2015 - 11:09 AM

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don't think its C. vicinus, they have a red thorax, this one is black

#6 Offline Ants4fun - Posted July 3 2015 - 11:38 AM Best Answer

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C. Pennsylvanicus is my guess

#7 Offline Vityou - Posted July 3 2015 - 11:51 AM

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C. Pennsylvanicus may be right.

#8 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted July 3 2015 - 12:15 PM

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There are all-black variants of C.vicinus.

#9 Offline Ants4fun - Posted July 3 2015 - 2:20 PM

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There are all-black variants of C.vicinus.

But in Colorado? I thought C. Pennsylvanicus dominated the landscape there.

#10 Offline Vityou - Posted July 3 2015 - 2:54 PM

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I've heard Camponotus can take a year to lay eggs.

#11 Offline Ants4fun - Posted July 3 2015 - 4:08 PM

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I've heard Camponotus can take a year to lay eggs.

Mine laid eggs in a day.

#12 Offline LC3 - Posted July 4 2015 - 11:00 AM

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I've heard Camponotus can take a year to lay eggs.

That sounds ridiculous, some queens are reluctant to lay eggs and may take a year but even though Camponotus is a slow paced it shouldn't take that long.