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[Mettcollsuss]

Date of collection: late July

Habitat of collection: oak/pine forest

Length: 3-4mm

 

I caught her at a sandy beach on the edge of a freshwater lake (in between two large formica colonies, if that helps). I saw her as a small black dot struggling to climb a pile of sand. At first I ignored her, thinking she was some random bug, but then i noticed the shimmer of the wings. As soon as I collected her, even before I put her in a proper test tube setup, she began to break off her wings. Also, if this is useful, she has an excellent grip on smooth surfaces.

 

Sorry about the photos being external links. I tried to add them the way I normally do, but it wouldn't work this time.

 

https://lh3.google.c...w2560-h1406-iv1

https://lh3.google.c...w2560-h1406-iv1

 

I apologize for the bad photo quality, as I am not good a photography.

[VoidElecent]

I'm sorry, but the links don't work. Try embedding the photos; that may help. If you're having too much trouble, it wouldn't hurt to describe the ant's figure and coloration; we may be able to narrow it down to at least a subfamily and maybe a genus.

[Mettcollsuss]

I'm sorry, but the links don't work. Try embedding the photos; that may help. If you're having too much trouble, it wouldn't hurt to describe the ant's figure and coloration; we may be able to narrow it down to at least a subfamily and maybe a genus.

They seem to work fine for me.

[Mettcollsuss]

I'm sorry, but the links don't work. Try embedding the photos; that may help. If you're having too much trouble, it wouldn't hurt to describe the ant's figure and coloration; we may be able to narrow it down to at least a subfamily and maybe a genus.

I'm fairly certain that it's either Tapinoma sessile or brachymyrmex, but I can't get any further than that.

[Batspiderfish]

I'm guessing that you are hosting them from somewhere that only your login has permission to see?