Worker One (presumably Solenopsis molesta):
1. Location of collection: Horsham, Pennsylvania. Suburb outside of Philly.
2. Date of collection: April twenty-third, 2017. Approximately 4:15 pm EST.
3. Habitat of collection: Grass/Open Dirt surface.
4. Length (from head to gaster): Approximately 1.5 - 2.0 mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Orange/Yellow, Appeared to be shiny in sun.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Seem to be Myrmicinae, relatively similar shape as the invasive Tetramorium that live near my house.
7. Distinguishing behavior: Other workers were foraging from a trap I had set out for them, consisting of Honey and Chocolate-chip Cookie. These workers, however, didn't seem to be, regardless of their proximity to the feeding site.
8. Nest description: Hole in ground.
Worker Two (presumably Formica pallidefulva):
1. Location of collection: Horsham, Pennsylvania. Suburb outside of Philly.
2. Date of collection: April twenty-third, 2017. Approximately 4:15 pm EST.
3. Habitat of collection: Grass/Open Dirt surface.
4. Length (from head to gaster): Approximately 6-7 mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Reddish/Orangish brown mesosoma, with a shiny, black gaster.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Originally thought it was a wood nesting Camponotus species like C. novaeboracensis, or C. chromaiodes.
7. Distinguishing behavior: Moved sporadically, seemed to have no trouble carrying very large pieces of cookie.
8. Nest description: NA.
Worker Three (presumably Lasius neoniger, L. alienus, or L. pillisartis):
1. Location of collection: Horsham, Pennsylvania. Suburb outside of Philly.
2. Date of collection: April twenty-third, 2017. Approximately 4:15 pm EST.
3. Habitat of collection: Grass/Open Dirt surface.
4. Length (from head to gaster): Approximately 3-5 mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Light brown, looked almost pinkish/reddish in the sun.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Nothing out of the ordinary.
7. Distinguishing behavior: NA.
8. Nest description: Lifted up a small rock, and found a number of workers under it.
Note: Videos may be a little shaky or bad quality, but they're better than my phone's capacity to take pictures.
Edited by VoidElecent, April 23 2017 - 12:58 PM.
