Hey guys,
I think i misidentified one of my ants. She was one of my earlier catches, and now she has workers. I previously believed her to be Tetramorium Immigrans, but her workers are HUGE compared to the other T. Immigrans workers i have. I think she may be Camponotus Nearcticus.
Location: NJ, USA
Caught: 5/20/18
Length: 11mm
Here she is with her workers.
Here is a T. Immigrans and her workers.
Misidentified? NJ, 5/20, 11mm
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Misidentified? NJ, 5/20, 11mm
Founding:
9x T. Immigrans.
Formica subsericea.
Keeping:
2x C. Pennsylvanicus.
T. Immigrans.
Camponotus Subbarbatus.
9x T. Immigrans.
Formica subsericea.
Keeping:
2x C. Pennsylvanicus.
T. Immigrans.
Camponotus Subbarbatus.
Re: Misidentified? NJ, 5/20, 11mm
Need better close up of the queen in question with proper lighting to ID her
First year of antkeeping, already enjoying it!
Currently founding:
Lasius niger
Lasius umbratus
Lasius flavus
Still hoping to find a Formica queen.
Currently founding:
Lasius niger
Lasius umbratus
Lasius flavus
Still hoping to find a Formica queen.
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Re: Misidentified? NJ, 5/20, 11mm
Right, sorry.
Founding:
9x T. Immigrans.
Formica subsericea.
Keeping:
2x C. Pennsylvanicus.
T. Immigrans.
Camponotus Subbarbatus.
9x T. Immigrans.
Formica subsericea.
Keeping:
2x C. Pennsylvanicus.
T. Immigrans.
Camponotus Subbarbatus.
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Re: Misidentified? NJ, 5/20, 11mm
Update/Bump
I just got a macro lens! Maybe these pictures will help a bit.
I just got a macro lens! Maybe these pictures will help a bit.
Founding:
9x T. Immigrans.
Formica subsericea.
Keeping:
2x C. Pennsylvanicus.
T. Immigrans.
Camponotus Subbarbatus.
9x T. Immigrans.
Formica subsericea.
Keeping:
2x C. Pennsylvanicus.
T. Immigrans.
Camponotus Subbarbatus.
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Re: Misidentified? NJ, 5/20, 11mm
Most likely a darker Camponotus subbarbatus. That condensation looks problematic. Is it because you are heating the tubes?
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Re: Misidentified? NJ, 5/20, 11mm
Hey, thanks.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 3:14 pmMost likely a darker Camponotus subbarbatus. That condensation looks problematic. Is it because you are heating the tubes?
I've fixed the condensation problem. Yes, I'm heating the tubes with a heating cord, but this one was a mistake. The cord was propped up with a pen to go over this tube, and it fell off sometime onto the water section. Normally the cord is on the opening end, near the cotton. I moved the cord off, and then the tube went into a tubes and tubs setup. Having the end opened allowed the water to evaporate, she was scheduled to be moved there anyway.
Founding:
9x T. Immigrans.
Formica subsericea.
Keeping:
2x C. Pennsylvanicus.
T. Immigrans.
Camponotus Subbarbatus.
9x T. Immigrans.
Formica subsericea.
Keeping:
2x C. Pennsylvanicus.
T. Immigrans.
Camponotus Subbarbatus.
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