Vancouver/Washington/USA - 9/28/16
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- RainbowScience
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Vancouver/Washington/USA - 9/28/16
Found a small colony while walking today, the shape of the chamber made it easy to collect all of the workers, larva, and pupae present. There were 12 workers, a very small batch of eggs, a few larvae, and a single pupae. Colony was under an artificial log. A spider had made it's home right next to them and had clearly been enjoying itself based on the handful of ants in it's web. Any help with identification appreciated.
- Batspiderfish
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Re: Vancouver/Washington/USA - 9/28/16
Remember measurements.
Looks like Tetramorium sp. E, but I wouldn't mind more pictures of the workers.
Looks like Tetramorium sp. E, but I wouldn't mind more pictures of the workers.
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Re: Vancouver/Washington/USA - 9/28/16
Figures I forgot the measurements. The queen is ~7-8mm. Might be a moment on more pictures, trying to get them to calm down.Batspiderfish wrote:Remember measurements.
Looks like Tetramorium sp. E, but I wouldn't mind more pictures of the workers.
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Re: Vancouver/Washington/USA - 9/28/16
Alrighty, here are some more photos. None came out amazing due to the enclosure. Use the imgur link if you want to be able to zoom a bit.Batspiderfish wrote:Remember measurements.
Looks like Tetramorium sp. E, but I wouldn't mind more pictures of the workers.
http://imgur.com/a/46Pwu
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Re: Vancouver/Washington/USA - 9/28/16
Thanks! Tetramorium. I wanted to make sure they were not somehow Aphaenogaster.
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Re: Vancouver/Washington/USA - 9/28/16
Are you sure they aren't different species?
While I agree that the workers are tetramorium, queen looks like aphaenogaster
While I agree that the workers are tetramorium, queen looks like aphaenogaster
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Re: Vancouver/Washington/USA - 9/28/16
...If they are that would explain why the workers killed her, but not why I found them all in the same chamber... Is it possible she was a parasite queen?Canadiananter wrote:Are you sure they aren't different species?
While I agree that the workers are tetramorium, queen looks like aphaenogaster
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Re: Vancouver/Washington/USA - 9/28/16
There are no parasitic aphaenogaster or tetramorium in northwest America and southwest Canada
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