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Found what could be a honey pot queen.

HI everyone, I just came back from Half Moon Bay after trying to find some pogos; none that I can see. But I did find a large queen running quickly on the ground, so I caught her. She is exactly 11mm...

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Much more likely to get a Formica queen along the coast than a Myrmecocystus. Perhaps Formica subpolita, a very pretty and somewhat polymorphic species that is common in your area.Note that many...

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Re: Found what could be a honey pot queen.

She really does look like Formica subpolita The problem is I didn't see any workers that were near by that resembled Formica, thus my confusion. I will have to wait and see. Thanks!Edit: She looks...

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Re: Found what could be a honey pot queen.

I checked on her this morning and she had a couple of eggs with her. She's living inside of a test tube with a thin layer of soil to give it a more natural feel.

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