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I need a Queen ID.(4)
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:11 pm
by MrSmiley
I caught this queen last earlier this month and she hasn't shed her wings or laid any eggs but I would like an ID.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YY_xtWlC1k
Re: ID Request
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 5:11 am
by Phoenix
Camponotus Sp.
A Fully-Claustral Species.
Re: I need a Queen ID.(4)
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:44 am
by MrSmiley
Its only 8mm long, not nearly as big as my other camponotus queen so I don't think its a camponotus sp. Also I caught her in San Rafael, if that helps.
Re: I need a Queen ID.(4)
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:49 am
by MrSmiley
Also I just realized, it looks exactly like Batspiderfish's icon! I put the queen next to the picture on my screen and they look like the exact same ant!
Re: ID Request
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:54 am
by Phoenix
Camponotus Species Comes In Various Sizes.
8 Millimeters Is Not Far From Stretch.
Re: I need a Queen ID.(4)
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:17 am
by Batspiderfish
Camponotus sp.
Not all American Camponotus are large, particularly queens of the Myrmentoma subgenus, which are close to 10mm.