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[gsparrow]

1. Location: Kent Count, Delaware

2. Date 6-3-2023

3. Habitat - back yard pool.

4. Length - see pics

5. Coloration - see pics

6. Distinguishing Characteristics - none

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8. Nest Desc., - n/a

9. nuptial Flight - evidently a flight last night, these landed in the pool.  Collected this morning.

 

 

 

 

[Mettcollsuss]

Tetramorium, probably immigrans

[Manitobant]

Why could there be any doubt to it being immigrans? To my knowledge tsushimae isn't in delaware yet.

[Mettcollsuss]

tsushimae is almost certainly spread further than recorded, I would not be surprised if it's in the region already. I think in most places in North America, we should be keeping an eye out for tsushimae as a possibility, though still ID as immigrans unless there's reason to suspect otherwise.