1. Location of collection (ie: park/area, city/town, state/province, country). East Arkansas, about an hour west of Memphis
2. Date of collection (more important for ID's of queens). 9/4/17
3. Habitat of collection. I live next to a mixed hardwood forest. This ant was found under a flower pot.
4. Length (to the nearest millimeter or 1/16th of an inch.) 5 mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture. Be as specific as possible, and you can use the diagram below if you need it. Completely black, looked smooth
6. Distinguishing characteristics. long antenna with a goal post shape.
7. Anything else distinctive (ie: odor, behavior, characteristics relative to others in the colony, etc.). Fairly calm
8. Nest description. Unsure. It was under a flower pot
I am very new to this, as I just decided to try keeping an ant colony a few weeks ago. My first few "queens" turned out to be Camponotus majors. At first I thought this might be a drone, but the gaster seems more rounded than what I have seen in pictures of drones. If it is a drone, I will let it go and give it a chance to mate.
I apologize in advance for the poor picture quality. The only thing I could come up with to get even this good of a picture was to use my phone and a magnifying glass. If there are specific details that I could look for and describe that would make it easier to identify, please let me know and I will do my best.
