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Queen ID Simi Valley, CA 8/3/2014 (Crematogaster sp.1)

Started By Gregory2455 , Aug 3 2014 11:07 AM

Best Answer Crystals , August 3 2014 - 11:51 AM

That gaster is pretty unique.

Crematogaster it is. 

Congratulations.  (y)

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#1 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 3 2014 - 11:07 AM

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1. Location of collection: Saved out of Pool in Simi Valley.
2. Date of collection: 8/3/2014
3. Habitat of collection: I suspect they flew from the near-by mountains.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 11mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Completely black, very smooth.

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#2 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 3 2014 - 11:08 AM

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It is hard to get good pictures when they are alive...


#3 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 3 2014 - 11:35 AM

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Crematogaster? I have no clue. 


#4 Offline Crystals - Posted August 3 2014 - 11:51 AM   Best Answer

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That gaster is pretty unique.

Crematogaster it is. 

Congratulations.  (y)


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#5 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 3 2014 - 5:38 PM

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Just caught another one of these queens...


#6 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 3 2014 - 8:58 PM

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Dang I caught a lot of queens today, and  just out of my own pool alone.

 

4 of these Crematogaster sp.

1 Dorymyrmex insanus

1 Nylanderia sp.1

1 Nylanderia sp.2

1 of these Crematogaster sp. drones, now naturally dead after mating, and soaking to pin up.

 

 

      (By now, the first, and another one of the Crematogaster sp. have shed their wings.


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#7 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 5 2014 - 1:27 AM

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That might be the same large, all black species I find sometimes in OC.

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#8 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 5 2014 - 6:32 AM

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I now have six of these.  (y)


#9 Offline Anhzor - Posted August 5 2014 - 12:59 PM

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wait... you found tetramorium?? where exactly did you find them here in southern CA


#10 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 5 2014 - 11:09 PM

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They were just wandering around I guess... I do not have a positive ID, but they have the size, shape, and color.


#11 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 6 2014 - 5:54 AM

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wait... you found tetramorium?? where exactly did you find them here in southern CA

That park we were at in Menifee last year has Tetramorium spinosum.


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#12 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 11 2014 - 10:41 PM

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Can I get a positive species ID? 


#13 Offline Mercutia - Posted August 11 2014 - 11:11 PM

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The Crematogasters in your area are notoriously hard to pinpoint down to a species.


#14 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 11 2014 - 11:23 PM

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I know that from trying...


#15 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 17 2014 - 3:47 PM

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I will take a wild guess after looking at the workers and say either Crematogaster californica, or Crematogaster marioni.


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