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[nathant]

1. Location of collection:                  Downtown Parking Lot, Southwest Michigan

 

2. Date of collection:                           9-22-2016

3. Habitat of collection:                      City Center, crab apple trees nearby

 

4. Length:                                            ~4-5 mm  

 

5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:    Reddish Brown, smooth, lighter stripes on gaster

I'm pretty sure this is a queen even though her abdomen seems much smaller than the crematogaster I caught recently.
There is a sharp spike on the petiole (a standing node?)
Pretty small ant but she was winged and wandering and definitely looked like a queen.

These are literally the worst ant pictures ever taken by anybody and if it's impossible to ID I understand:
Pictures: http://imgur.com/a/9dufD

If it's not an obvious ID I can try to get better pictures later this week when my good camera gets fixed.

Again, thanks so much for your help.
Nathan

[Batspiderfish]

Is this measurement accurate? She looks like Lasius claviger or maybe Lasius murphyi/latipes. They are social parasites of other Lasius: http://www.formicult...cial-parasites/