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6-19-2021 in Newark, Delaware


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#1 Offline drawpositive - Posted June 19 2021 - 8:03 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection:   Newark, Delaware (New Castle County)

2. Date of collection: June 19, 2021
3. Habitat of collection:  back patio right at the edge of a forest
4. Length (from head to gaster): 5 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:  brownish reddish
6. Distinguishing characteristics: has a "wide-eyed" look of a Lasius ant
7. Distinguishing behavior: none
8. Nest description: N/A; was found on patio with no wings present

9. Nuptial flight time and date: don't know

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#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted June 19 2021 - 9:41 PM

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Ooh pheidole, possibly morrisi.
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#3 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted June 20 2021 - 3:26 AM

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Ooh pheidole, possibly morrisi.

Agree

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): Camponotus irritans inferior, Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Nylanderia sp., Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 20 2021 - 3:59 AM

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Nice find! I wouldn’t rule out P. bicarinata.

Edited by ANTdrew, June 20 2021 - 4:00 AM.

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#5 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted June 20 2021 - 5:45 AM

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lucky


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#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 20 2021 - 9:44 AM

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Looks to me like either Ph. bicarinata or Ph. tysoni.


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#7 Offline drawpositive - Posted June 20 2021 - 9:49 AM

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So this is a good one? cool :)

 

Thanks everyone (as always) for the quick replies.  It seems you're all in agreement on the genus at least.  I can wait until she produces some non-nanitic workers and try and key out the exact species later on.

 

I'm excited for this one...



#8 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 20 2021 - 9:51 AM

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That'd be perfect, actually. 

 

So this is a good one? cool :)

 

Thanks everyone (as always) for the quick replies.  It seems you're all in agreement on the genus at least.  I can wait until she produces some non-nanitic workers and try and key out the exact species later on.

 

I'm excited for this one...


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#9 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 20 2021 - 10:30 AM

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Not a good one, the BEST one.
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