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May 4, 2022 Antioch CA


Best Answer NickAnter , May 4 2022 - 2:40 PM

Looks closer to T. immigrans to me. Perhaps an early bird.

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#1 Offline lazyant - Posted May 4 2022 - 12:43 PM

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So I was practicing basket ball, and found this gal on the ground,

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#2 Offline NancyZamora4991 - Posted May 4 2022 - 1:03 PM

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This is Pheidole. Pheidole did have a small flight yesterday in the Bay Area


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#3 Offline NancyZamora4991 - Posted May 4 2022 - 1:15 PM

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Hmm. After seeing how big it is compared to the test tube this might actually be a Tetramorium queen judging by the size.


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#4 Offline Somethinghmm - Posted May 4 2022 - 1:30 PM

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The 3rd photo is Tetramorium immigrans but the 2nd photo has me stumped. Did you intend to include that photo? It doesn't look like anything we have in California.



#5 Offline NancyZamora4991 - Posted May 4 2022 - 1:32 PM

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I think this photo snuck in there. The photo is from this post.

https://www.formicul...id/#entry210829



#6 Offline lazyant - Posted May 4 2022 - 1:40 PM

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Hmm. After seeing how big it is compared to the test tube this might actually be a Tetramorium queen judging by the size.

 

Hmm. After seeing how big it is compared to the test tube this might actually be a Tetramorium queen judging by the size.

OH YEAH I don't know how that got in there sorry it was in my google drive ,ignore it 


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#7 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 4 2022 - 2:40 PM   Best Answer

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Looks closer to T. immigrans to me. Perhaps an early bird.


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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). 


#8 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted May 12 2022 - 4:09 PM

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yup tetramorium pheidole are wayyyyyyy smaller. well out bay area pheidole.


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.





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