I think this might be Crematogaster, but don't have enough experience to feel sure about that.
Body:
1. Location of collection (ie: park/area, city/town, state/province, country).Just outside Wyne, AR
2. Date of collection (more important for ID's of queens). 6/23/18
3. Habitat of collection (ie: desert scrub, oak forest, riparian, etc.).
4. Length (to the nearest millimeter or 1/16th of an inch.) 7 mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture. Black gaster; head and thorax appear reddish in high light, but black in normal light; sparse hair over the head and thorax, more hair on the gaster; legs look yellowish on the last segment
6. Distinguishing characteristics. Two short spikes coming off the back of the thorax
7. Anything else distinctive (ie: odor, behavior, characteristics relative to others in the colony, etc.). none that I noticed
8. Nest description (if you can find the nest, and you're sure it belongs to the ant you collected) (ie: rotted log, volcano-shaped mound of coarse gavel 10cm in diameter, etc.). none, I found this ant running on the sidewalk
9. Nuptial flight time and date (if you witnessed the ant or it's colony having a nuptial flight or caught an alate you are confident was flying that day or time) 6/23/18, afternoon, based on when I found it. It had already pulled off its wings, but was on the sidewalk still.
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