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[4ntsTexas]

I found this queen but have no idea what it is. Its not on my toxonomy key and I can't figure it out.
Mystery queen https://imgur.com/gallery/1KdgM
Sorry for the poor quality. Thanks for your help.

[ZllGGY]

no way anyone is gonna be able to help you without you properly filling out the ID request plus you need a much better detailed picture, that is just way too blurry

[FeedTheAnts]

That is a horrible pic, but it looks like Pseudomyrmex to me.

[ZllGGY]

That is a horrible pic, but it looks like Pseudomyrmex to me.

if it is Pseudomyrmex then from the quick look at some specimen pictures with that dark of a head it looks like it's Pseudomyrmex Gracilis to me but i think it would be beneficial for some measurements and such

 

[LC3]

Almost definitely P. gracilis, there's only two other Pseudomyrmex species in Texas, both of which are tiny and with a camera of that quality would probably show up as a tiny yellow dot.

[Ants4fun]

There is also a real possibly that this isn't a queen. It can be hard to tell with this species.

Edited by Ants4fun, March 14 2018 - 8:24 PM.

[nurbs]

If you use some imagination, it looks like a snowman with a black head and bottom with an alien with four arms behind him and he's about to get abducted.