Location: Tracked two workers to a nest entrance then dug down. Stopped seeing ants after 5-6 inches of digging. Found under dried leaf litter under a tree.
Habitat: Developed landscaping.
Length: 2.5 millimeters.
Appearance: Red orange, with shiny pubescence.
Distinguishing characteristics: Bright red coloration and graceful appearance, more akin to Leptogenys than H. opacior. Also nesting in very random conditions, no connecting tunnels noticed and no chambers or brood seen.
Nest: Not at all noticeable, but there was a clear area in which the ants were most densely gathered around 1-2 inches down. Still scattered and not within chambers.
Edited by ponerinecat, February 15 2020 - 4:21 PM.
