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Edited by That_one_ant_guy, August 25 2022 - 12:35 PM.
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, Aug 25 2022 12:35 PM
Best Answer Manitobant , August 25 2022 - 2:56 PM
Yep, definitely an aphaenogaster megommata queen. These guys are extremely rare and hard to find, likely due to being completely nocturnal.
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Posted August 25 2022 - 12:35 PM
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Found this girl in the Mojave a couple weeks ago, pretty sure she phedole but not too sure after that, she's 1 centimeter long, and I'll get better pics if needed
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Posted August 25 2022 - 1:15 PM
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looks like aphaenogaster megommata
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Posted August 25 2022 - 1:31 PM
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Never heard of that name in my life are they not common in Cali?
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Posted August 25 2022 - 1:35 PM
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Never heard of that name in my life are they not common in Cali?
they are very rare and hard to find
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Posted August 25 2022 - 1:39 PM
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What a pretty queen!
Currently kept species
L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.
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T. rugatulus, B. depilis.
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Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus
Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans
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Posted August 25 2022 - 2:00 PM
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No way that’s a Pheidole looks more like an aphenogaster to me which is rare in CA
I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus 
, C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus , Odontomachus brunneus , Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus,
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Posted August 25 2022 - 2:03 PM
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I compared it to other Aphaenogaster megommata pics and pretty confident that's the queen I got
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Posted August 25 2022 - 2:05 PM
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That is 100% a queen
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Posted August 25 2022 - 2:56 PM
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Yep, definitely an aphaenogaster megommata queen. These guys are extremely rare and hard to find, likely due to being completely nocturnal.
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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/
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/
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Posted August 26 2022 - 2:49 AM
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I agree with the Id, as mentioned hard to find due to nocturnal habits but not esp rare.
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