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Queen ID Please - Cedar Rapids, Iowa USA - 8/9/19 (Good Photos)


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#1 Offline Earthstudent - Posted August 9 2019 - 4:13 PM

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa USA. I found several of these queens on 8/6/19. I witnessed a nuptial flight of these queens around 6 in the evening, just sitting on the porch in the back yard. They are only 5 mm long. I was thinking acorn ant?

 

 

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#2 Offline PacificNorthWestern - Posted August 9 2019 - 4:25 PM

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looks to me like solenopsis molesta, but don't take my word for it.


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#3 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 9 2019 - 4:56 PM

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Indeed, Solenopsis molesta.
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