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Unknown Ant Queen - West Valley City, Utah - 05.08.2017


Best Answer Martialis , May 8 2017 - 4:10 PM

This is either Camponotus essigi or C. herculaneus.

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#1 Offline ragingbananas - Posted May 8 2017 - 3:46 PM

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Please Help me Identify this Queen:
 
1. Location of collection: West Valley City, Utah (Salt Lake County)
2. Date of collection 05.08.2017
3. Habitat of collection: Field, Tall Grass. dead trees. in a fallen tree Log. found nesting between the Bark and the wood of the fallen tree 
4. Length: 10-11mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: Dark to black gaster split into four by grayish lines. mesasoma is blood red. Head is also blood red but in a deeper hue.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: one petiole node, head is sightly wider then the mesasoma. 11 (i think) antennal Segments
7. Anything else distinctive NA
 
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Edited by ragingbananas, May 8 2017 - 4:03 PM.

-Don

 

I am a new ant keeper

 

Tetramorium sp e - 30 Workers

Camponotus modoc - Captured colony (6 workers and brood)

Camponotus laevigatus - 3 Workers & Brood

Camponotus essigi - 4 workers & Brood

Pogonomyrmex barbatus - founding Stage


#2 Offline Spamdy - Posted May 8 2017 - 3:53 PM

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Camponotus spp.

All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#3 Offline Martialis - Posted May 8 2017 - 4:10 PM   Best Answer

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This is either Camponotus essigi or C. herculaneus.


Edited by Martialis, May 8 2017 - 4:11 PM.

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#4 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 8 2017 - 4:18 PM

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Yes! Another properly formatted ID thread i get so happy when I see these! I think this is either Camponotus decipiens, Camponotus hyatti, or Camponotus sayi.



#5 Offline Aaron567 - Posted May 8 2017 - 4:25 PM

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This is either Camponotus essigi or C. herculaneus.

 

I agree.

 

Based off of size, it's most likely essigi. 


Edited by Aaron567, May 8 2017 - 4:27 PM.


#6 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 8 2017 - 4:34 PM

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This is either Camponotus essigi or C. herculaneus.

 

I agree.

 

Based off of size, it's most likely essigi. 

 

 

Really? I always thought C. essigi was known for its distinct coloration & texture, like this (some loser's ID thread from a while back).



#7 Offline ragingbananas - Posted May 8 2017 - 5:38 PM

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So since the C. essigi suggestion I've been researching that Species. this really seems to fit. When i originally caught her i had dismissed the Componotus, because of how small she was (10mm is so much smaller then the 15mm one i just caught). Thanks for steering me back on track! I will of course look at any additional suggestions but to this point C. essigi makes the most sense.

 

FYI, I'm brand new to ant keeping so please excuse my newbie-ness


Edited by ragingbananas, May 8 2017 - 5:48 PM.

-Don

 

I am a new ant keeper

 

Tetramorium sp e - 30 Workers

Camponotus modoc - Captured colony (6 workers and brood)

Camponotus laevigatus - 3 Workers & Brood

Camponotus essigi - 4 workers & Brood

Pogonomyrmex barbatus - founding Stage


#8 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted May 8 2017 - 6:22 PM

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There are numerous other possibilities in the Myrmentoma subgenus than Camponotus essigi. C. nearcticus, C. hyatti, C. discolor, and C. decipiens should be discredited on a basis other than coloration.


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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#9 Offline Martialis - Posted May 8 2017 - 6:49 PM

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I'll look at those again, though they didn't seem correct.


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#10 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted May 8 2017 - 7:47 PM

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The point is that I can't see the queen well enough to say it isn't one of these other options. Color varies in many ant species.


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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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Black lives still matter.





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