Queen in Araizona help.
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Queen in Araizona help.
Hello All! I need help identifying this queen. found her in Chandler Arizona 3 days ago after sundown. She is 3-4mm in length and dark colored that looks deep red when a flashlight is on her. There was a male still on her and he was a reddish amber color and about 1mm in length with a dark gastor.
Re: Queen in Araizona help.
I'd guess Lasius Sp. not sure which. Looks a little like Lasius Niger with her a lot in her gaster.
I'd wait for more replies.
I'd wait for more replies.
Keeper of:
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
Re: Queen in Araizona help.
Way too small for Lasius niger but i do agree that it is probably a Lasius sp.
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: Queen in Araizona help.
thanks for the replies! will hopefully have some better photos when a macro lens comes in.
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Re: Queen in Araizona help.
Now for some better photos plus some others that i caught up in the Usery mountain area.
this one in Chandler by my house.
Usery Mountain area.
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this one in Chandler by my house.
Usery Mountain area.
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Re: Queen in Araizona help.
Your first two pictures and first two pictures of your second post MIGHT be Brachymyrmex Sp.. They're VERY small and can hold impressive amounts of liquid in their gasters per their size, specially the workers. She looks a little darker though.
The seventh and eighth pictures of your newest post almost looks like Pogonomyrmex Sp. (semi claustral). Get her an outworld ASAP
I don't know about the others without measurement or more info, the redish ants of your newest post all look similar minus the fact of the two spines on the thorax, they seem to disappear in other pictures, or maybe those are other ants . Maybe by looking into Havester ants you can determine yourself if she is in fact Pogonomyrmex.
The seventh and eighth pictures of your newest post almost looks like Pogonomyrmex Sp. (semi claustral). Get her an outworld ASAP
I don't know about the others without measurement or more info, the redish ants of your newest post all look similar minus the fact of the two spines on the thorax, they seem to disappear in other pictures, or maybe those are other ants . Maybe by looking into Havester ants you can determine yourself if she is in fact Pogonomyrmex.
Keeper of:
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
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Re: Queen in Araizona help.
After taking your sugestions and doing some more researching, I am pretty sure I got myself a honey pot , a couple novomessor (long leggy dark ones with longer spines), some Pogonomyrmex Rugosus and then the littles Brachymyrmex that I can't get a good pic of even with the macro lens.
Thank you all for the info!
Thank you all for the info!
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