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Big Orange And Black Camponotus Queen

Started By Tanks , Jun 12 2024 11:02 AM

Best Answer ReignofRage , June 12 2024 - 1:52 PM

It's not actual Camponotus sansabeanus. It's one of the plethora of undescribed species that fall into a clade with C. sansabeanus, C. semitestaceus, and C. vicinus.

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#1 Offline Tanks - Posted June 12 2024 - 11:02 AM

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She was found in SoCal, specifically Tujunga, on a tree at a park connected to a sandy trail at about 9 PM. I'm assuming she is a species of Camponotus that likes to dig as I've seen  worker ants that look like her that nested in the ground on the trail. I've also seen the same species come in straight battalions out some grass and plants, were talking majors the same size of her.  She is about 10mm and has little hairs on her body. Also included a pic of a nanitic. 

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#2 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted June 12 2024 - 11:26 AM

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 C.sansabeanus 


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

  

 

 

#3 Offline ReignofRage - Posted June 12 2024 - 1:52 PM   Best Answer

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It's not actual Camponotus sansabeanus. It's one of the plethora of undescribed species that fall into a clade with C. sansabeanus, C. semitestaceus, and C. vicinus.


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#4 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted June 12 2024 - 4:36 PM

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I was having second thoughts as the nanitics were lighter colored thanks for pointing that out Reighn


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

  

 

 

#5 Offline Stubyvast - Posted June 12 2024 - 6:24 PM

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Love the colouring on these guys! Are those simply an unidentified species then, or simply uncatalogued by myrmecologists? Perhaps they are so similar it's not worth differentiating? A bit confused about that.


Currently raising: 

Myrmica rubra (1 queen +  ~5 workers)

Lasius niger (single queen + ~90+ workers)

Lasius neoniger (3 single queen + brood)

Formica spp. (Queen [likely parasitic, needs brood])

Formica pacifica (Queen)

Also keeping a friend's tetramorium immigrans for the foreseeable future. Thanks CoffeBlock!

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