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Strange Queen ID Katy, Texas 6/28/17


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#1 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted June 28 2017 - 7:57 PM

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Okay so first of all I know that these are terrible pictures but this is literally the best my phone camera can do, so I'll describe the queen in the best detail I can.

1. Location: Katy, Texas

2. Date: 6/27/17

3. Habitat: My backyard pool, grassy area.

4. Length: Varies between queens, but my biggest is 6 millimeters.

5. Coloration: Yellow translucent gaster with a few dark stripes, dark red thorax and head. Short bent antennae. No visable hair. No postpetiole.

6. Charactoristics: None.

7. Behavior: Lost her wings and laid eggs in just a few days.

8. No nest description, I've never even seen a worker of this species so they must have a large flying range.

9. Terrible Pictures:

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(If you have any idea why my camera won't focus, or want me to try my hardest at taking better pictures let me know. Also let me know if you want a picture at any other angle.)



#2 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted June 28 2017 - 8:01 PM

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If you look at the formiculture logo in the top left of the screen, the ants in the background look how I could imagine the workers would look. Translucent yellow gasters with dark red thoraxes and heads. Does anybody know the species?



#3 Offline Bryansant - Posted June 29 2017 - 7:20 PM

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Someone [edit: may have] ID'd these ants. And I put up a couple larger photos; do yours look like these: http://www.formicult...x-june-27-2017/


Edited by Bryansant, June 29 2017 - 9:50 PM.


#4 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted June 30 2017 - 11:52 AM

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Someone [edit: may have] ID'd these ants. And I put up a couple larger photos; do yours look like these: http://www.formicult...x-june-27-2017/

Yes, it's Solenopsis molesta.


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