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#1 Offline JoeByron - Posted October 24 2024 - 6:20 PM

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1. Location of collection (ie: park/area, city/town, state/province, country). 

Knoxville, TN, United States

 

2. Date of collection (more important for ID's of queens).

10/24/2024


3. Habitat of collection (ie: desert scrub, oak forest, riparian, etc.).

Was just on a railing at my work outside, in downtown


4. Length (to the nearest millimeter or 1/16th of an inch.)

I wasnt able to find a ruler, but if you look at the picture, I put a penny in it for perspective.


5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture 

Either Deep red or black


6. Distinguishing characteristics

Tiny


7. Anything else distinctive

I think its a queen?


8. Nest description

NA

 

9. Nuptial flight time and date

Found it mid day outside on railing


 

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#2 Offline 1tsm3jack - Posted October 24 2024 - 6:35 PM

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Looks like Crematogaster, other angles of her, like from the top, would be helpful.



#3 Offline JoeByron - Posted October 24 2024 - 7:45 PM

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Sorry for the super high quality, I know you probably didn't want to see so many details. But I'm at work for another hour so I can only use my phone



#4 Offline JoeByron - Posted October 24 2024 - 7:47 PM

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I think you could be right though. 



#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 25 2024 - 2:03 AM

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Definitely Crematogaster.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#6 Offline 1tsm3jack - Posted October 25 2024 - 5:58 AM

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Yep definitely Crematogaster.



#7 Offline JoeByron - Posted October 25 2024 - 4:15 PM

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Due to time of year, do you think C. lineolata? This is the second one I've found in the last 5 days.  



#8 Offline 1tsm3jack - Posted October 25 2024 - 4:37 PM

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It could be Lineolata or Ashmeadi.



#9 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 25 2024 - 4:55 PM

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You’d need a microscope to determine that.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#10 Offline JoeByron - Posted October 25 2024 - 7:46 PM

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You’d need a microscope to determine that.

 

I have one, what should I look for?



#11 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 26 2024 - 2:40 AM

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C. lineolata have many erect hairs on the pronotum (upper part of the thorax). C. cerasi only have one or two at each corner of the pronotum.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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