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Another ID if possible

Started By Acutus , May 3 2019 1:06 PM

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#1 Offline Acutus - Posted May 3 2019 - 1:06 PM

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Found this colony of very small ants under a brick that holds open one of our doors. they were in a cut out under the brick no further holes or anything. So I figured I collected the whole thing. I can't seem to ID any as a queen though? I'm sure I got what was there.

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Near the base of a tree.

Best I could do with Phone. Hopefully one of these shows something clear enough.

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#2 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted May 3 2019 - 1:13 PM

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I am thinking that this is something along the lines of Aphaenogaster rudis or Aphaenogaster picea.

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#3 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted May 3 2019 - 2:06 PM

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They're Aphaenogaster picea going off of their black coloration.

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#4 Offline Jamiesname - Posted May 3 2019 - 6:28 PM

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Cloud is correct - just to solidify the ID. There's your host workers for when you catch your A. Tenneseensis queen!

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#5 Offline Acutus - Posted May 3 2019 - 7:00 PM

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Cloud is correct - just to solidify the ID. There's your host workers for when you catch your A. Tenneseensis queen!

Was thinking same thing!! (y) (y)

Edited by Acutus, May 3 2019 - 7:39 PM.

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#6 Offline Acutus - Posted May 3 2019 - 7:03 PM

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I cropped the best pic in case anyone else has input. I really wouldn't say they are black. But y'all are the experts.

Also A.picea isn't listed in my county on our Maryland Biodiversity Project https://www.maryland...p?category=Ants so if we can say for sure it's that species I should let them know. (y)