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Species ID Starkville, MS August 30 2020

Started By Martialis , Aug 30 2020 1:03 PM

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#1 Offline Martialis - Posted August 30 2020 - 1:03 PM

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Found in Starkville, MS. About 3-4mm long, maybe a half millimeter shorter on either end. Pretty sure the species is impossible to guess with these pics, but it's Pseudomyrmex definitely. Figured I'd see what y'all think anyways.

Edited by Martialis, August 30 2020 - 1:08 PM.

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#2 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 30 2020 - 1:07 PM

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Nice find! For certain Pseudomyrmex sp. as you said.

My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 30 2020 - 1:09 PM

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Pseudomyrmex pallidus.

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).

#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted August 30 2020 - 1:18 PM

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It’s a worker though. At least I think so because I can’t see wing scars.

#5 Offline Martialis - Posted August 30 2020 - 2:08 PM

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It’s a worker though. At least I think so because I can’t see wing scars.

Yes, it was. I'm just looking for a species.

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#6 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 30 2020 - 3:13 PM

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Awesome find!

Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, ~~Brachymyrmex sp.~~ possibly infertile , Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!