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ASAP - Tupelo,MS - 2022/06/11

Started By DarkCerebral , Jun 11 2022 6:16 PM

Best Answer NickAnter , June 12 2022 - 10:33 AM

All of them look like Pheidole bicarinata. I don't think they polygynous in most cases, but rather pleometrotic.

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#1 Offline DarkCerebral - Posted June 11 2022 - 6:16 PM

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9. 2022/06/11, I have what I believe to be multiple species of Pheidole. Trying to verify which species is which so I can collect more of favorite. There are SOOOOO MANYYY.
I have numbers each picture of 4 different ants that may be difference species of P.

Adding another picture of a mass pile section of what I collected. Working on sorting.

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#2 Offline United-Ants - Posted June 11 2022 - 9:01 PM

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May be Pheidole denta

#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 12 2022 - 10:33 AM Best Answer

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All of them look like Pheidole bicarinata. I don't think they polygynous in most cases, but rather pleometrotic.

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 DarkCerebral - Posted June 12 2022 - 11:26 AM

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All of them look like Pheidole bicarinata. I don't think they polygynous in most cases, but rather pleometrotic.

I think I got at least one P. Tysoni due to her coloring and knowing there are a few of those colonies in my yard. I'm hoping I have more than just Bicarinata, but still a great haul of Pheidole either way.

#5 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 13 2022 - 8:49 AM

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Pheidole bicarinata. This is one of the few eastern Pheidole species that comes to blacklights at night rather than in the early morning. P. tysoni is a morning-flying species. I find that P. bicarinata queens are highly variable in color, ranging from dark brown to orange.

#6 Offline DarkCerebral - Posted June 13 2022 - 1:16 PM

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Pheidole bicarinata. This is one of the few eastern Pheidole species that comes to blacklights at night rather than in the early morning. P. tysoni is a morning-flying species. I find that P. bicarinata queens are highly variable in color, ranging from dark brown to orange.

This is good to know. I'm sad I don't have more variety of P. species, but Bicarinata are still fun.