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Utah ant queen id request
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Posted June 22 2024 - 11:36 AM
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First of all I will be releasing them since I cannot take them back to Virginia with me but I would like to know what they are if anyone knows. Found around Moab Utah, I’m assuming they had a nuptial flight recently and may still be having them because for 2 days now I’ve found loads of them wandering around.
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Posted June 22 2024 - 2:33 PM
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Beautiful coloration. What's the size of these? I'm not super familiar with the region but it reminds me of Forelius sp. or something similar?
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Posted June 22 2024 - 2:35 PM
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It's a Forelius gyne. Can't really say which species without pictures of the head/scapes.
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Posted June 23 2024 - 2:37 PM
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Ok thank you, I will get more pictures to help with id
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Posted June 25 2024 - 1:54 PM
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Here are more pictures, all are taken with my iPhone so they aren’t that great.
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Posted June 25 2024 - 1:56 PM
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I would also appreciate help with the id of a few other ant queens, all still found in the Moab area to
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Posted June 25 2024 - 1:57 PM
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Try getting pics in the light
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Posted June 25 2024 - 2:03 PM
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The last picture looks like a myrmecocystus queen
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Posted June 25 2024 - 2:20 PM
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Yeah first looks like Pheidole and the last looks like Myrmecocystus. Middle might be monimoriom?
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Posted June 25 2024 - 2:41 PM
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On the new post, first images are likely Pheidole. I can't really tell for sure without closer images of the petiole.
Middle queens are some kind of small myrmecine.
Last image is probably Myrmecocystus sp., notice the long curving hair under the head. They're known as psammophores.
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Posted June 25 2024 - 5:59 PM
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Any clue what species or would I need better pictures with more light?
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Posted June 25 2024 - 6:49 PM
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light is definitely needed in the pictures, please.
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Posted June 26 2024 - 4:21 AM
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Better pictures with more light
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Posted June 27 2024 - 1:42 PM
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Anybody have any ideas as to what they are?
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Posted June 27 2024 - 4:49 PM
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Unfortunately, it's practically impossible to get to species level with those images. The first image is Forelius, second is a Pheidole species, third is Myrmecocystus mimicus or M. romainei, and the fourth is Monomorium.
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