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Started By Jonathan5608 , Jul 19 2022 9:11 AM

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#1 Offline Jonathan5608 - Posted July 19 2022 - 9:12 AM

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#2 Offline Jonathan5608 - Posted July 19 2022 - 9:21 AM

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I’m pretty stumped. One thing I noticed was there was pupae but no cocoons.

Edited by Jonathan5608, July 19 2022 - 9:22 AM.

#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 19 2022 - 10:15 AM

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Probably Nylanderia.

Please follow the ID format next time.

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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 ANTdrew - Posted July 19 2022 - 10:17 AM

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Maybe Nylanderia flavipes?

"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#5 Offline Jonathan5608 - Posted July 19 2022 - 10:35 AM

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I thought it was a prenolepis imparis then lasius flavus. Found it around early June I’m my backyard. It’s about 8 mm. Maybe a little smaller.

Edited by Jonathan5608, July 21 2022 - 12:53 PM.

#6 Offline Manitobant - Posted July 19 2022 - 10:53 AM

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Try to get better pics, these ones are quite blurry.

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My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#7 Offline LIExotics - Posted July 19 2022 - 3:49 PM

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I don't think those are nylanderia. I have 2 nylanderia colonies, one is just a few queens and eggs. The other has approximately 500 workers (I've only had that colony about 6 months). And those do not look like the nylanderia. They almost look like the pheidole ants I caught at Belmont. (In one of my posts. An ant species that shouldn't be in NY but seems to be gathering some ground).
Hey Jonathan. Have you ever gone to Belmont lake state park to look for ants? I've caught 8 different queens there, including 2 very hard to find species. And 1 that apparently doesn't belong in NY.
I have a prenolepis imparis colony that I caught back in March. That's definitely not an imparis.

#8 Offline Jonathan5608 - Posted July 19 2022 - 4:32 PM

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I haven’t been sounds like a really cool place. I was thinking of heading to north port because it seems pretty undisturbed over there. I don’t think it’s a pheidole. Looks more like a lasuis queen. Congrats on the p imparis. Do there gasters get really enlarged. I’m hoping to find some next year.