Queen Ant ID (Solenopsis xyloni?) - Eaton Canyon Park, CA [big photo(graph)s]
Location: Eaton Canyon Park, CA (near Pasadena CA) Habitat: Mountain foothills near dry river bed Coloration: Red and Black hues Length: about 7mm Went hiking today (6-29-13) at my local park and...
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That's definately Solenopsis xyloni, they've been flying all week around here; I caught four myself. The C. clarithorax colony is looking good, and appear to be eating a lot.
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Those are beautiful pictures. The dots on the head are the ocelli, or simple eyes, that detect light and dark. Most workers don't have these, but queens and males do.
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Solenopsis xyloni queens may end up fighting once they get workers. They tend to be a one queen per colony. I thought maybe there was the rare colony with multiple queens...but, not entirely sure. All...
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Thanks for all the responses! And thanks Jason. Vendayn - I will separate them.
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Those are really great shots. Nice work!
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Thanks Oompa. Just ordered some Kenko extentions tubes for my camera, and will be able to get even closer on these guys. Or, uh... gals.
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