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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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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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
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Posted June 12 2024 - 1:52 PM
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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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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
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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.
Manica invidia (1 queen, ~200 workers)
Manica invidia (1 colonies, 1 queens plus 3 workers)
Lasius niger (single queen, ~200 workers - naturalistic, predatory set-up)
Lasius americanus (1 colony, ~10 workers)
Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens, ~ five workers each | 1 colony, 1 queen, ~1200 workers)
Formica aserva (aserva queen, ~15 ​Formica neorufibarbis workers)
"And God made...everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind.
And God saw that it was good." - Genesis 1:25
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