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Best Answer NickAnter , August 12 2019 - 5:24 AM

Looks a bit like Brachymyrmex
depilis. Time fits too. Go to the full post


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#1 Offline camponotuskeeper - Posted August 11 2019 - 10:00 PM

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place: Couer D'alene idaho along road next to school residential area

date:8/5/19

area: found lawns around houses not sure what to put here

length: 4 milimeters

coloration: orange 

distinguishing characteristics: very small

nuptial flight time: late evening as sun was setting 8:00 pm

464C36C5 30AA 4C77 9CE0 C8C4C3470B3A
9AEDE59F 49C2 473B B38D 94C0D1D8EEFF
4D6C0B47 368B 40D3 8329 9B7B2F5E5ACC
7A57BBD1 417A 407D 877D A8C6BAD3557F
FCE643C2 1F09 46F5 A909 14691F950A03

 


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#2 Offline camponotuskeeper - Posted August 11 2019 - 10:02 PM

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Will try to get better ones

#3 Offline camponotuskeeper - Posted August 11 2019 - 10:26 PM

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5CEE650C D61A 465D 85A6 8F4317C9CA52
E8CD33DE 2151 414C 937D D36770FF60B2
8D8D10CB 0044 45CA 8AB3 2CAF4539433A
E6D37266 449E 4427 8B27 729606F53EB3
9CBFF488 9695 40E7 80C5 3A14248D5A46
E777A6F3 49BC 4463 AB06 30C4500E5471

hope these are better


my ipad takes terrible pictures of little things



#4 Offline FSTP - Posted August 12 2019 - 4:19 AM

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A reliable identification will not be attainable using these photographs.



#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 12 2019 - 5:24 AM   Best Answer

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Looks a bit like Brachymyrmex
depilis. Time fits too.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#6 Offline ForestDragon - Posted August 12 2019 - 5:33 AM

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Brachymyrmex delipis (I hope I spelled it right)



#7 Offline Ants4fun - Posted August 12 2019 - 5:33 AM

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I’d second Brachymermex depilis (edit: someone just seconded it as I posted so I’ll third it)

Edited by Ants4fun, August 12 2019 - 5:34 AM.


#8 Offline camponotuskeeper - Posted August 12 2019 - 7:14 AM

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Sorry for photos I have a hard time taking pics of tiny ants that move fast and don’t sit still
Sorry for photos I have a hard time taking pics of tiny ants that move fast and don’t sit still

#9 Offline camponotuskeeper - Posted August 12 2019 - 7:15 AM

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I found hundreds of these on the road but my parents made me let them go can they have multi queen colonies?

#10 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 12 2019 - 12:00 PM

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Yes. They are highly polygynous.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 





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