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[BADANT]

La Sierra Ave, Riverside CA
7/13/2019
 
1. Location of collection:  These were caught at La Sierra Ave and Magnolia, in Riverside CA. at 11pm 7/10/2019 using a black light..

2. Date of collection: 7/10/2019
3. Habitat of collection: This was in a parking lot, surrounded by grass.
4. Length: The one I measured was 7mm.
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: They are red on their head and mesosom sections, then darker on the gaster. They appear to have a petiole and postpetiole.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: To my untrained eyes, I couldn’t find a distinguishing characteristic.
7. Anything else distinctive: These particular queens still have their wings, they may not be fertile. I have no idea where the colony is.
8. Nest description: Unable to locate.

9. Nuptial flight time and date: This is unknown to me, unless I caught them during their nuptial flight.

 

[BADANT]

Sorry, I have reviewed how I am embedding the photos and they are still not applying correctly

[nurbs]

Why is learning to embed an image so hard for you guys?

 

You'll need some side shots. But most likely Solenopsis.

 

[BADANT]

I'll add one, but it seems to be my computer that is not embedding them properly. I was hoping that by adding only one it would function properly. I've even googled embedding, to review my actions.

It's gotta be my computer, I tried using another photo storage service

Edited by ANTMOON, July 14 2019 - 9:58 AM.

[TennesseeAnts]

Solenopsis xyloni.

[dspdrew]

I'll add one, but it seems to be my computer that is not embedding them properly. I was hoping that by adding only one it would function properly. I've even googled embedding, to review my actions.
It's gotta be my computer, I tried using another photo storage service
 
https://photos.app.g...k98Ctza2jhdM3h6

 
The reason your images are not working, is because the URL you are using is a URL to a web page, and not the actual image. An image URL will end with the actual image file name. In other words, it will usually end in .jpg, .png, or .gif. Sometimes it will be hard to know whether a URL is an image just by looking at it, and you might need to just look at how it displays. If you see anything on the page other than just the image itself, it's probably a web page with the image embedded in it.

[BADANT]

Thank you Ant Dude2908, I should be able to identify this species going forward.

 

Thank you Dspdrew, I will take a good hard look at this. It makes sense, I had noticed that the pix I post in the gallery all have those endings. That was a very good explanation, and I really appreciate it along with all the help that everyone else has offered.

 

I found it Thank you

Edited by ANTMOON, July 14 2019 - 9:58 AM.

[TennesseeAnts]

You are lucky. The only Solenopsis around me are the little molesta and carolinensis. The Brachyponera chinensis have outcompeted the invicta, xyloni, Tetramorium immagrans and Brachymyrmex patagonicus.