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Lake Forest, Orange County, CA 4/23/2022

Started By LawOfOne1 , Apr 23 2022 3:20 PM

Best Answer NickAnter , April 23 2022 - 4:18 PM

Brachymyrmex patagonicus.

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#1 Offline LawOfOne1 - Posted April 23 2022 - 3:20 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Lake Forest, Orange County, CA
2. Date of collection: 12/10/2021 around 2pm
3. Habitat of collection: Under a rock in my compost
4. Length (from head to gaster): 3 to 4 mm

This was not a nuptial flight, but a queen and some workers I uncovered while turning my compost pile.

The workers are tiny, 1-2 mm and all black. Sorry for the bad pics

Thanks for the help!

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#2 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted April 23 2022 - 3:38 PM

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Tapinoma sessile or Brachymyrmex patagonicus.

Edited by ColAnt735, April 23 2022 - 4:36 PM.

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"If an ant carries an object a hundred times it's weight,you can carry burdens many times your size.

#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 23 2022 - 4:18 PM Best Answer

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Brachymyrmex patagonicus.

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).