Best Answer LC3 , June 2 2019 - 3:59 PM
I think this is just a normal D. bicolor.
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Posted June 2 2019 - 12:13 PM
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1. Collected in the High Desert in Southern California. Found crawling up wall in bedroom.
2. Found June 2, 2019. 1:00 PM
3. Desert/Urban Habitat
4. About 5mm long.
5. Red head, thorax, and legs. Black gaster that looks almost outlined with silver.
6. Distinguishing Characteristic- VERY SMALL
Sorry for the bad pictures. It is hard to photograph a 5mm ant without a professional camera. 
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Posted June 2 2019 - 12:25 PM
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I don't think they exist in California, but this reminds me of Dorymyrmex reginicula, a social parasite of Dorymyrmex bureni and Dorymyrmex bossutus.
Of course, she may very well just be a Dorymyrmex bicolor queen with a small gaster or something else all together.
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Posted June 2 2019 - 3:59 PM
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I think this is just a normal D. bicolor.
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