Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

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silenced007
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Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

Post: # 56555Post silenced007
Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:43 pm

Found on walk this morning, same area! Right around 11AM. Got some good pics and both are about 1 Cm long. They were pretty active in the sun but in the cool they calm way down. Im thinking I will need to provide heat for them.
https://imgur.com/a/c0aC03U
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Re: Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

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Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:17 pm

They almost look like phedole or tetremorium but i can't say for sure.
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Re: Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

Post: # 56701Post moodery
Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:28 pm

seem like Veromessor pergandei
keeping
1x Solenopsis molesta i think 10-20 workers
1x Camponotus pennsylvanicus/formosensis 2 worker
1x Formica pallidefulva 7 workers
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Re: Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

Post: # 56790Post king12345
Wed Mar 27, 2019 5:28 am

Maybe Messor Spp
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Re: Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

Post: # 56802Post moodery
Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:13 am

king12345 wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 27, 2019 5:28 am
 Maybe Messor Spp
messor arent in NA
keeping
1x Solenopsis molesta i think 10-20 workers
1x Camponotus pennsylvanicus/formosensis 2 worker
1x Formica pallidefulva 7 workers
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Re: Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

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Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:14 am

antnest8 wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:17 pm
 They almost look like phedole or tetremorium but i can't say for sure.
none that match are flying right now could be though.
keeping
1x Solenopsis molesta i think 10-20 workers
1x Camponotus pennsylvanicus/formosensis 2 worker
1x Formica pallidefulva 7 workers
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Re: Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

Post: # 56811Post antnest8
Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:18 pm

I mean it is Arizona. I don't know when they fly but some species (solinopsis mainly) fly year round.
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Re: Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

Post: # 56916Post silenced007
Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:45 pm

Update: One died and the other has brood!!!! Positing a video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7G9GdRRj4E
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Re: Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

Post: # 56917Post silenced007
Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:48 pm

antnest8 wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:17 pm
 They almost look like phedole or tetremorium but i can't say for sure.
Hope so that means I will have super majors!
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Re: Arizona Found 2 Queen ants need help with Identification

Post: # 56918Post silenced007
Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:02 pm

I think she is veromessor-pergandei Seed harvester ant.
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