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Scituate, MA ID #2

Started By Ottercl , Aug 26 2023 1:36 PM

Best Answer Mettcollsuss , August 27 2023 - 4:40 AM

Brachymyrmex depilis Go to the full post

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#1 Offline Ottercl - Posted August 26 2023 - 1:36 PM

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This queen was caught in Scituate, Massachusetts around 5:00 PM on August 25. She is 5 mm, brownish-yellow, and has a pretty long gaster for her size. She looks like Lasius, but is much smaller than the L. americanus and neoniger queens I have caught. She is around the size of a Solenopsis molesta queen.

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#2 Offline Virginian_ants - Posted August 26 2023 - 1:38 PM

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Probably Solenopsis of some type.

#3 Offline Ottercl - Posted August 26 2023 - 1:58 PM

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Probably Solenopsis of some type.

That’s what I thought at first, but according to AntWeb, S. molesta is the only Solenopsis we have in Massachusetts. This queen looks very different than those queens I have caught.