Multiple Queen Ants ID: El Paso, Texas 7/16/2017
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- SouthWesternAnts
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Multiple Queen Ants ID: El Paso, Texas 7/16/2017
Hi, I'm from the Western part of Texas near the city of El Paso and I just got into ant keeping this year. Just yesterday(July 7, 2017) after a thunderstorm I caught multiple dealated queens of different species. Some of them were found together in a claustral cell and others just wandering about in the ground. I'm unsure of what species they each are and if they are polygynous. Here are some of the best photos I could get with my camera(http://imgur.com/a/dzuLN).
Thank You.
Thank You.
Local Ant Colonies:
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
- SouthWesternAnts
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- Location: El Paso, Texas
Re: Multiple Queen Ants ID: El Paso, Texas 7/16/2017
The first queen ant (http://imgur.com/9QDlrtM)(http://imgur.com/5koqvkl) and the group of two queens (http://imgur.com/nXrB3JE)(http://imgur.com/hkXkxnP) are around 12 mm in length and the group of three (http://imgur.com/1NEUYPX) are 6-8 mm. The last queen which is an orange color with wings (http://imgur.com/r3mIamB)(http://imgur.com/0Fgmuze) is also about 6-8mm in length.
Local Ant Colonies:
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
Re: ID Request
Second Queens Are Something From The Myrmicinae Sub-Family.
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- SouthWesternAnts
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- Joined: Sun Jul 16, 2017 1:30 pm
- Location: El Paso, Texas
Re: Multiple Queen Ants ID: El Paso, Texas 7/16/2017
Thanks Phoenix! I actually found those two together in the same claustral cell. Do you know if they can live together?
Local Ant Colonies:
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
- Batspiderfish
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Re: Multiple Queen Ants ID: El Paso, Texas 7/16/2017
Looks like Myrmecosystus sp., Pheidole sp., and the last two Dorymyrmex spp. The darker Dorymyrmex may be D. insanus.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
- SouthWesternAnts
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- Location: El Paso, Texas
Re: Multiple Queen Ants ID: El Paso, Texas 7/16/2017
Thanks! I didn't know I had caught a honeypot ant species. I have 3 right now; two together and one on its own. Should I place all 3 together or separate them? Should I kept the Pheidole queens together too?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:54 pmLooks like Myrmecosystus sp., Pheidole sp., and the last two Dorymyrmex spp. The darker Dorymyrmex may be D. insanus.
Thank You.
Local Ant Colonies:
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
- Batspiderfish
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- Location: Maine
Re: Multiple Queen Ants ID: El Paso, Texas 7/16/2017
Keep what's already separate separate.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
- SouthWesternAnts
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- Joined: Sun Jul 16, 2017 1:30 pm
- Location: El Paso, Texas
Re: Multiple Queen Ants ID: El Paso, Texas 7/16/2017
Thanks for all the help on identifying these queens. I hope I can gather some more this month.
Local Ant Colonies:
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Myrmecocystus mimicus
Pheidole sp
Dorymyrmex insanus
Solenopsis sp
Crematogaster sp
Selling Ants in Fabens, Tx near El Paso, Tx
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