Saw mentions of nest activity on the Colorado Anting thread, so I was motivated to get up a little early and see what was around the house. Caught a three queens! I think they're both the same, as best I can tell.
Location: Urban back yard, Northglenn, Colorado, USA
Date: 6/5/18
Time: Between 7am and 8am; again at 9:30am
Length: Apx 6-7mm
Coloration: Dark brown all over, with slightly lighter stripes on gaster, and slightly lighter leg parts; lots of hairs, very velvety looking.
Characteristics: 8 to 10 antennae segments? (Hard to tell); Two petiole nodes on waist, two small spikes on the backside of the thorax.
Behavior: Very active; one of them was pretty dumb at pathfinding and easy to catch, the other two were stubborn about walking into the test tube.
Edited by Waganga, June 5 2018 - 8:04 AM.