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[C_lay007]

I found an active colony on the side of box spring mountains in riverside, it caught my eye as you can see there are alates as well. Unfortunately I was unable to get close up pictures bc I was walking my dog and he doesn't like to stop and wait long, but I was able to get a short video (pretty close up) that I will include an imgur link to. I saw them this morning after a night rain.

 

-Habitat type is desert scrub, but neat to a riparian zone

-Unable to measure these ants as I wasn't planning to stumble upon them, I would say the workers are between 5-10mm

-Nest was dug in the sandy soil, and coarse gravel. 

 

Here is the imgur link to the video of them at their nest:

https://imgur.com/a/P0FofP2

 

Thanks for the help!

[Manitobant]

Its a forelius species, likely pruinosus or mccooki.

[C_lay007]

Thank you!

[AlexLebedev]

yup got to go with foresluis reccomend if alates take of stay for a little lonfer to find queens