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[Mathiacus]

What about a good hard throw? Lol. "It was a totally natural thing for her to fly officer, see? She has wings" or she could walk herself across.

[Mathiacus]

*matthew does not endorse the involvement of anyone in illegal activities, reader discretion is advised*

[Gregory2455]

Nah, I think I am going to let them go.

[dspdrew]

What if you set the queen down on the ground, and she walked across the border herself, then you walked across and picked her up? I would say she transported herself, yeah?

[123LordOfAnts123]

I think you've just found a loophole, drew.

[Mercutia]

***I do not endorse illegal activity of any sort. This next piece is purely for speculative purposes.

 

SPECULATION:

It's only illegal if you get caught. Right? >.>

[Gregory2455]

Ha, I am just going to let them go. Found 4 Camponotus queens and another Tetramorium Sp.E queen. It is the first time I have ever seen a live Camponotus queen. Gonna be hard to let them go, but it must be done.

 

           Love how this thread started about my trip and turned into illegally transporting ants.

[Gregory2455]

What is the size of a Camponotus modoc queen?

Any website that specifically states the SIZES of ants?!

I could definitely use one of those...

 

                Ha... Hundredth Post...

Edited by Gregory2455, July 22 2014 - 11:20 AM.

[dspdrew]

Antwiki is usually pretty good.
 
http://www.antwiki.o...amponotus_modoc
 
I think C. modoc is also considered a synonym of C. pennsylvanicus, so you could look that one up too.

[Mercutia]

Amazing that you're finding Camponotus queens this late. Camponotus modoc is aprox 15-18mm. Usually they are about 17mm, so quite large.

[Gregory2455]

Yeah, here in Idaho, they have not flown much. The weather has not permitted it. They have been waiting for me . The one Camponotus laevigatus still had alate cocoons when I arrived. They are now eclosing. Huge Thunderstorms coming up and its going to be sunny this weekend so I have a feeling they will fly then. I will be back in California by then...  Most of the alates in that nest have completely darkened and look ready to fly...

Edited by Gregory2455, July 22 2014 - 11:19 AM.

[Gregory2455]

I let the Camponotus queens go, caught an odd queen which I cannot seem to ID. I will set up an ID thread.

[Mercutia]

Here in the north we are well into Formica and Lasius flights now. Camponotus flights are pretty much non existant right now.

[Gregory2455]

Yeah, the queen that I just caught looks a bit like a mini-camponotus, yet is only 9mm.

I don't know much of your northern ants, know what it is?

 

[Mercutia]

Do you have a side view? From the top, it doesn't look like Camponotus.

[Gregory2455]

Never mind, only the head looks camponotus, maybe formica?

[Anhzor]

that's a formica, btw there no reason to not keep queen that are native in both stats such as camponotus Levigatus

[Gregory2455]

I know...

[Gregory2455]

That image is bad...

It looks so much like Liometopium.

Saw the workers today too, they are not Formica.

[Mercutia]

I highly doubt it's *Liometopum (no "i") queen. And by highly doubt, I mean it doesn't look at all like one. They tend to be pretty hairy with substantially long large gasters.