I found a migrating colony on the concrete steps of my in-laws. There were about a hundred workers with three queens. I pulled an empty chewing gum container and flicked in as many as I could. The ants are very fragile, one queen squished with a slightest touch. The ants are small 2mm, queens around 5mm. Black, but thorax red. They are acid sprayers.
Location (on a map) of collection:
2. Date of collection: Oct 2020
3. Habitat of collection: Street, mostly concrete. Some trees alongside the road. Little soil.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 2mm workers, 5mm queens
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: black with red thorax.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: spray acid, polygyne
7. Distinguishing behavior: careful, spray acid
8. Nest description: ?
9. Nuptial flight time and date: not caught during a flight bit nest branching/migration.
Lepisiota sp?
