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ID Needed 05/15/2020

Started By Patorikku , May 15 2020 6:58 PM

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#1 Offline Patorikku - Posted May 15 2020 - 6:58 PM

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1. Location of collection: Northeastern Mississippi
2. Date of collection: 05/15/2020
3. Habitat of collection: Sidewalk
4. Length (from head to gaster): 0.8 cm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: light and dark brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Gastor is 2 colors
7. Distinguishing behavior: rather fast
8. Nest description: N/A72009a722b87b300c7101f9e797192e5.jpg

9. Nuptial flight time and date: 05/15/2020a82b113e0d023b9871ba21425dbf887a.jpg
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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 15 2020 - 7:01 PM

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Looks like an Aphaenogaster sp queen. Very odd for them to fly this time of year.


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#3 Offline Aaron567 - Posted May 15 2020 - 7:33 PM

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This is one of the invasive fire ants -- your location makes it likely Solenopsis richteri or the hybrid Solenopsis invicta x richteri. S. richteri exists in its purest form in Tennessee, and then gradually has more invicta DNA the further south you are until they are pure invicta around central Mississippi/Alabama.


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#4 Offline Patorikku - Posted May 15 2020 - 7:40 PM

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This is one of the invasive fire ants -- your location makes it likely Solenopsis richteri or the hybrid Solenopsis invicta x richteri. S. richteri exists in its purest form in Tennessee, and then gradually has more invicta DNA the further south you are until they are pure invicta around central Mississippi/Alabama.

I was wondering if they were fire ants (I just found a second one). I have the Picture Insect app and it was one of the 3 possibilities it suggested.


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