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[ugo]

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Cental Missouri 
2. Date of collection: 6/28/2022
3. Habitat of collection: parking lot near farmlands and forest.
4. Length (from head to gaster): very small 3mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: orange and black kind of like a bee.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: 
7. Distinguishing behavior:
8. Nest description: 

9. Nuptial flight time and date: about 3pm

1 by Hugo C, on Flickr
 

 

2 by Hugo C, on Flickr

3 by Hugo C, on Flickr

Thank you very much.

[ANTdrew]

Looks like Temnothorax curvispinosus to me.

[madbiologist]

Agreed!

[ugo]

thank you! I googled it and seemed right. 

[Idontexist]

Now this has to be an acorn ant. Looks very juicy and fat. So it probably has many eggs more to come