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Salt Lake City, UT – 07/17/2024

Started By zakro , Jul 18 2024 7:54 AM

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#1 Offline zakro - Posted July 18 2024 - 7:54 AM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Salt Lake City
2. Date of collection: June 25, 2024 — around 6 - 7pm
3. Habitat of collection: Suburban sidewalk
4. Length (from head to gaster): 7cm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black
6. Distinguishing characteristics: I don't know enough about ants yet
7. Distinguishing behavior: Same

9. Nuptial flight time and date: Didn't see flying, but on this same evening I had also seen a few dead alates (don't know male vs female) on the sidewalks

 

This is my first time finding a queen ant and trying this out, would really appreciate any help/advice! In the couple of weeks since finding her I have seen a few eggs in the test tube, but as of now there doesn't seem to be a cohesive brood/egg cluster so I'm not sure if she's fertile or not.

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#2 Online ANTdrew - Posted July 18 2024 - 8:29 AM

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7mm, not cm! Looks like Tetramorium immigrans to me.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#3 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted July 18 2024 - 8:38 AM

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To me it looks like some  sort of Phediole

Or Tetras


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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

  

 

 

#4 Online ANTdrew - Posted July 18 2024 - 8:49 AM

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To me it looks like some sort of Phediole
Or Tetras

Definitely not Pheidole.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#5 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted July 18 2024 - 8:53 AM

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To me it looks like some sort of Phediole
Or Tetras

Definitely not Pheidole.

 

Thought it might be due to the 2nd pic. Thanks for correcting me


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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

  

 

 

#6 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted July 18 2024 - 9:03 AM

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To me it looks like some sort of Phediole
Or Tetras

Definitely not Pheidole.
Thought it might be due to the 2nd pic. Thanks for correcting me
Close, but the head shape is off.
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#7 Offline zakro - Posted July 18 2024 - 10:34 AM

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7mm, not cm! Looks like Tetramorium immigrans to me.

 

Oops yes 7mm not 7cm.

 

My guess was Tetramorium immigrans, thanks for the help! If she doesn't have a cluster of eggs at this point, is it likely she hasn't mated?


#8 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted July 18 2024 - 11:01 AM

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7mm, not cm! Looks like Tetramorium immigrans to me.

 

Oops yes 7mm not 7cm.

 

My guess was Tetramorium immigrans, thanks for the help! If she doesn't have a cluster of eggs at this point, is it likely she hasn't mated?

 

Could be as shedding wings doesn't always mean they are fertile. But sometimes queens just take time to lay eggs. In this case though she might not be fertile.


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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

  

 

 

#9 Offline Artisan_Ants - Posted July 18 2024 - 10:09 PM

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Keep her in a dark spot with little disturbance. Check on her weekly and keep it weekly so she can spend as much time in the dark as possible (it’s up to you on when you want to check her but I would recommend a week or more) as this happened to my C. subbarbatus queen as well. She kept laying eggs and eating them but I was sure she was fertile. I left her in the dark for 2 weeks straight and she laid back up. All hope is not lost if you use the correct method. Good luck!

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)

 

Check out my C. nearcticus journal here: https://www.formicul...cticus-journal/

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

#10 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted July 19 2024 - 2:11 AM

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Why is everyone in the of page finding T. immigrans?

Ants are small creatures... but together... they can rule the world.

 

 

 

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