Southern Cali Worker ID
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Southern Cali Worker ID
I was camping out in the Mojave desert and I spotted these girls in the dry rocky soil.
http://imgur.com/a/3gD7iv7
I don't have an accurate way to measure them out here but against the width of my Pinkie (~10cm) I would say the largest majors are 6mm and the smallest majors are 3mm.
The nest entrance is burrowed down rather than built up (like a funnel instead of a mound) which I found odd, but maybe it's to do with the environment.
Can anyone ID them for me?
http://imgur.com/a/3gD7iv7
I don't have an accurate way to measure them out here but against the width of my Pinkie (~10cm) I would say the largest majors are 6mm and the smallest majors are 3mm.
The nest entrance is burrowed down rather than built up (like a funnel instead of a mound) which I found odd, but maybe it's to do with the environment.
Can anyone ID them for me?
Ants kept
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Re: Southern Cali Worker ID
looks like formica sp.
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Re: Southern Cali Worker ID
I'm thinking Pheidole sp.
Re: Southern Cali Worker ID
sorry i agree they look like Pheidole but that major does not have a big head is that only for certain Pheidole species
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Re: Southern Cali Worker ID
When I look at those photos, I think Harvester ant. I don't know the scientific name, though.
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Re: Southern Cali Worker ID
I would say definitely not Pheidole simply because of the color. Pheidole (at least the various species I've seen) tend to have a rough exoskeleton that is bright red or brown in color. These are smooth, shiny, and jet black, and their head shape isn't even close to Pheidole
Harvester ants sounds plausible. I didn't know they came in black but a Google search for black harvester ant returned Messor pergandei which is a species native to the deserts of southern california. They look very similar too.
Harvester ants sounds plausible. I didn't know they came in black but a Google search for black harvester ant returned Messor pergandei which is a species native to the deserts of southern california. They look very similar too.
Ants kept
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
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Re: Southern Cali Worker ID
Definetly Veromessor pergandei
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