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[FireFighterDuck]

Collected from a colony dug in between some brick edging.
Charlotte, N.C.
10:00 hrs
6-8mm long
Reddish brown and dark brown
There were several winged ants.
I'm guessing these are new queens who have not yet flown/mated?

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Edited by FireFighterDuck, June 2 2022 - 6:42 AM.

[Manitobant]

Solenopsis invicta queen. Since she is winged and collected from a colony, she is very likely infertile and not yet mated.

[FloridaAnts]

Solenopsis invicta queen. Since she is winged and collected from a colony, she is very likely infertile and not yet mated.

I am pretty sure when invicta queens have wings it is usually not the full 4.(I have found one with the full 4, but I thinks it’s wings were beginning to rot off)

Edited by FloridaAnts, June 2 2022 - 2:01 PM.

[Manitobant]

Solenopsis invicta queen. Since she is winged and collected from a colony, she is very likely infertile and not yet mated.

I am pretty sure when invicta queens have wings it is usually not the full 4.(I have found one with the full 4, but I thinks it’s wings were beginning to rot off)

my point about her being infertile still stands, as the nest had multiple winged alates in it.