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4-22-18 Northern Michigan (lower penninsula)

Started By Jamiesname , Apr 22 2018 3:17 PM

Best Answer VoidElecent , April 22 2018 - 4:44 PM

I thought it was more in line with C. Herculeanus. Would that be too far of a stretch for this girl?

 

The coloration really lines up with C. novaeborancensis.

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#1 Offline Jamiesname - Posted April 22 2018 - 3:17 PM

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Location: Inside a log

Date Collected: 4-22-18

Habitat: Small clearing in a forest of Ash, Pine and Maple.

Length: 1/2" to 9/16". I don't have a metric measuring tape at the moment.

Coloration: Black head, Black gaster, Reddish/Brown Mesosoma

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#2 Offline Canadian anter - Posted April 22 2018 - 3:22 PM

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Camponotus novaeborecensis


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#3 Offline Jamiesname - Posted April 22 2018 - 3:26 PM

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Camponotus novaeborecensis

That's what I thought at first, but the mesosoma is very dark. It's so dark that I thought it was C. Pennsylvanicus at my first glance when I found it. It took a second to realize it had a reddish tinge to it. It also seems a little small for C. Novaeborecensis.

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#4 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 22 2018 - 3:37 PM

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That's a reasonable size for a wild C. novaeboracensis. Giver her a little honey and she should re-inflate; once egg production picks back up again her gaster will grow a little, too.


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#5 Offline Jamiesname - Posted April 22 2018 - 3:47 PM

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I thought it was more in line with C. Herculeanus. Would that be too far of a stretch for this girl?

#6 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 22 2018 - 4:44 PM   Best Answer

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I thought it was more in line with C. Herculeanus. Would that be too far of a stretch for this girl?

 

The coloration really lines up with C. novaeborancensis.


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#7 Offline Jamiesname - Posted April 22 2018 - 5:53 PM

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I thought it was more in line with C. Herculeanus. Would that be too far of a stretch for this girl?

 
The coloration really lines up with C. novaeborancensis.


Good enough for me! I've been wanting a C. Novaeborecensis colony since I started collecting! Thanks!
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