Queen Ant ID - Los Angeles, CA, USA 7.27.2021

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walee1
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Queen Ant ID - Los Angeles, CA, USA 7.27.2021

Post: # 80304Post walee1
Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:56 pm

Hello All,

I found this Ant crawling on my kitchen floor in Los Angeles, CA on 7/27/2021.
I suspect that it is a queen ant; possibly Camponotus sp.

Can someone confirm, and possibly tell me if it is full or semi claustral?

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SYUTEO
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Re: Queen Ant ID - Los Angeles, CA, USA 7.27.2021

Post: # 80320Post SYUTEO
Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:46 pm

That definitely not Camponotus, it's Solenopsis xyloni.

walee1
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Re: Queen Ant ID - Los Angeles, CA, USA 7.27.2021

Post: # 80349Post walee1
Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:43 am

Oh yikes... Thanks for the heads up. Don't think I'm up for a fire ant colony as my first sp.

SYUTEO
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Re: Queen Ant ID - Los Angeles, CA, USA 7.27.2021

Post: # 80356Post SYUTEO
Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:54 am

Oh and by the way, Solenopsis xyloni is native to the US.

Gardener
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Re: Queen Ant ID - Los Angeles, CA, USA 7.27.2021

Post: # 80384Post Gardener
Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:39 pm

Cool find! Congrats.

walee1
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Re: Queen Ant ID - Los Angeles, CA, USA 7.27.2021

Post: # 80893Post walee1
Tue Aug 10, 2021 2:45 am

Gardener wrote:
Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:39 pm
Cool find! Congrats.
thanks! though I'm not sure i'll keep it!

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