Hi all! Brand new to the ant thing and looking for a little identification assistance.
I know I got into ants really late in the season and already missed the majority of the easy to find ants. That did not deture me from continueing to look, though. I wish I would have stumbled on this a few months ago. I am super eager and ready to make things happen, which has lead me to grabbing the first crawler I found.
I'm not even sure this is an ant, anyone mind letting me know if my first find is a dud or not?
1. Location of collection: Grand Junction, Colorado
2. Date of collection: 9/27/16 - 8:00 PM (Dark)
3. Habitat of collection: School parking lot under the lights - asphalt/concrete
4. Length: Tiny, maybe 4mm?
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: Dark brown/black
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Huge Gagster, small Thorax, really long antenna for the size.
7. Anything else distinctive: Keeps pointing its butt up in the air and cannot seem to climb either glass or plastic containers it's been in.
8. Nest description: None, was just in the gutter by itself.
This is the clearest picture I could get my iPhone to take, hope it's good enough.