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Camponotus queens - long Island, NY.

Started By LIExotics , May 8 2022 10:25 PM

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#1 Offline LIExotics - Posted May 8 2022 - 10:25 PM

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Hey everyone. So I found a bunch of queens, 8 in total. I know they are camponotus. But I don't know what species exactly. Got some good pics. https://imgur.com/gallery/6dGRWsV
Thanks in advance.

#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted May 8 2022 - 10:46 PM

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They look kind of like C. chromaiodes to me but I have little experience with species outside of my state so take this with a grain of salt.

Edited by ZTYguy, May 8 2022 - 10:46 PM.

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#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 9 2022 - 6:15 AM

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Camponotus americanus

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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).

#4 Offline Aaron567 - Posted May 9 2022 - 7:01 AM

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I agree with C. americanus.

#5 Offline United-Ants - Posted May 9 2022 - 7:20 AM

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i think it could be camponotus americanus or Camponotus chromaiodes

#6 Offline Cephalotus - Posted May 9 2022 - 10:45 AM

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Do you think they had just flown? I'm surprised because weather has been in the 60s

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#7 Offline LIExotics - Posted May 9 2022 - 10:58 AM

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That's the thing. They should not have flown yet. They aren't supposed to fly to June. I did not physically see the nuptial flight. But, I found 8 queens without wings, running around in the woods at a local park. So I was a little confused.

And then this morning I found a really nice camponotus Pennsylvanicus queen with 3 workers and 24 eggs in the bark of a tree on my property. Which was an amazing find.