ID comfirmation

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Dominik
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ID comfirmation

Post: # 35282Post Dominik
Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:35 am

I think i ve caught a camponotus pennsylvannicus queen and because of the loe quality picture just confirm it please
Keeping : 2 Formica colonies: 5-10 workers
Tetramorium : 1 colony 3-5 workers
Lasius Niger : colony 30+ workers
Lasius Emarginatus:colony 10 workers
Solenopsis Fugax: 5 colonies 5+workers
C.V:2 queens founding

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Re: ID comfirmation

Post: # 35292Post Dominik
Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:32 am

forgot a link sorry it is https://imgur.com/as3RduC
Keeping : 2 Formica colonies: 5-10 workers
Tetramorium : 1 colony 3-5 workers
Lasius Niger : colony 30+ workers
Lasius Emarginatus:colony 10 workers
Solenopsis Fugax: 5 colonies 5+workers
C.V:2 queens founding

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Re: ID comfirmation

Post: # 35346Post antnest8
Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:06 pm

looks like c. pennsylvannicus
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Dominik
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Re: ID comfirmation

Post: # 35526Post Dominik
Sun Apr 29, 2018 12:56 am

I was lucky to catch two of them so what do you think when will they lay eggs ?
Keeping : 2 Formica colonies: 5-10 workers
Tetramorium : 1 colony 3-5 workers
Lasius Niger : colony 30+ workers
Lasius Emarginatus:colony 10 workers
Solenopsis Fugax: 5 colonies 5+workers
C.V:2 queens founding

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Re: ID comfirmation

Post: # 35527Post FolloweroftheWay
Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:31 am

I caught one this year and after I put her in a founding formicarium rather than a test tube, she calmed down and immediately laid eggs.

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Solenopsis Richteri x 2
Lasius Neoniger x 2
Camponotus spp. x1
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Dominik
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Re: ID comfirmation

Post: # 35528Post Dominik
Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:06 am

How did that founding formicaruim look ?
Keeping : 2 Formica colonies: 5-10 workers
Tetramorium : 1 colony 3-5 workers
Lasius Niger : colony 30+ workers
Lasius Emarginatus:colony 10 workers
Solenopsis Fugax: 5 colonies 5+workers
C.V:2 queens founding

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Re: ID comfirmation

Post: # 35529Post Mortamir
Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:06 am

Dominik wrote:
Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:35 am
I think i ve caught a camponotus pennsylvannicus queen and because of the loe quality picture just confirm it please
She will lay eggs in the next week. But they will take a bit to become workers. 3 months. Ish
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Camponotus Modoc
Polyrhacis Dives
Camponotus friedae

FolloweroftheWay
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Re: ID comfirmation

Post: # 35550Post FolloweroftheWay
Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:01 am

Dominik wrote:
Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:06 am
How did that founding formicaruim look ?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zySitsBq7Jd3Zi0z7BF-KnfvBhBx_ejo/view?usp=drivesdk

I'll take another picture if you need.

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Solenopsis Richteri x 2
Lasius Neoniger x 2
Camponotus spp. x1
Wish List:

Monomorium pharaonis

Dominik
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Re: ID comfirmation

Post: # 36101Post Dominik
Sat May 19, 2018 12:20 pm

Nice formicarium but I got good news two of my queens had laid eggs and i am certain that on off them was fertilized :)
Keeping : 2 Formica colonies: 5-10 workers
Tetramorium : 1 colony 3-5 workers
Lasius Niger : colony 30+ workers
Lasius Emarginatus:colony 10 workers
Solenopsis Fugax: 5 colonies 5+workers
C.V:2 queens founding

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Re: ID comfirmation

Post: # 36104Post Batspiderfish
Sat May 19, 2018 2:10 pm

It's Camponotus, but C. pennsylvanicus is only found in Eastern North America.
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