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pheidole has the following characteristics https://i.imgur.com/brhrSac.jpg note the antenna of the ant see how their almost at the front of the ant. raised thorax. note the last petole on the ant see how it looks like a large ring. Wow! Thank you so much! That was really helpful. From what I've res...

Thank you so much! Is this species fully claustal? yeah it is. you can tell if a species is claustral or not from the gaster/head. Claustral species have large gasters and small heads because all they do is sit in a hole, while semi claustral species have smaller gasters and bigger heads with mean ...

PheidoleForever wrote: ↑

Wed May 27, 2020 1:27 pm

That is definetly a queen. I am not an expert but im pretty sure thats pheidole sp. I live in California too and I caught some yesterday.

Thank you so much! Is this species fully claustal?

Hello,

I've just caught this queen ant in Davis, California at 8PM 5/25/2020. The ruler in the photo is in centimeter. Please let me know if this is a queen. If so, which species is it?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mtmjYV7lru1j-35IG8RTitzZ4P74yhFS/view?usp=sharing

Thank you so much