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#1 Charlottesville VA, USA, 5/21/2024

Started By 1tsm3jack , May 21 2024 6:24 AM

Best Answer GOCAMPONOTUS , May 22 2024 - 5:49 PM

Some sort of apheanogaster ( seems like rudis group

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#1 Offline 1tsm3jack - Posted May 21 2024 - 6:24 AM

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Collected along Swan Lake south trail, in Charlottesville, VA on 5/20/2024 (post made on 5/21/2024), Oak forest, collected out of a small piece of wood, queen is about 6mm worker is about 3.5mm, dull brownish with slight texture all over the ant, was collected out of a rotting log, I also witnessed the nuptial flight of the same species the same day (5/20/2024) around 9:40 EST they were swarming on my balcony around a light. 

 

 

 

 

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#2 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted May 22 2024 - 2:23 PM

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I don’t see a picture
Using your description, its most likely some type of camponotus spec.

yep, most likely what GCAMPONOTUS said, aphaenogaster (rudis?) spec

Edited by AsdinAnts, May 22 2024 - 6:40 PM.

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-T. immigrans

-B. patagonicus

-P. ???
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#3 Offline Artisan_Ants - Posted May 22 2024 - 3:53 PM

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I don’t see a picture
Using your description, it’s most likely some type of camponotus spec.

Yeah same here.

Keeping:

3x - S. molesta (colonies and single queen)                1x - C. nearcticus (founding but no eggs)   (y) New!

1x - C. chromaiodes (colony)                                       1x - C. subbarbatus (founding)  

1x - F. subsericea (founding)                                        1x - T. sessile (mega colony)

3x - P. imparis (colonies)  

2x - L. neoniger (founding)

 

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Check out my C. chromaiodes journal here: https://www.formicul...aiodes-journal/

#4 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted May 22 2024 - 5:49 PM   Best Answer

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Some sort of apheanogaster ( seems like rudis group


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Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti

1 M.ergatognya

 

 

 

 

Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots

  

 

 

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