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Best Answer TennesseeAnts , March 21 2019 - 5:16 AM

Prenolepis imparis. %100 sure. Timing and colour is just right. Go to the full post


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#1 Offline Antking117 - Posted March 21 2019 - 5:13 AM

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1. Location of collection (ie: park/area, city/town, state/province, country). : A park right outside of Omaha, Nebraska.

2. Date of collection (more important for ID's of queens). : 05/18
3. Habitat of collection (ie: desert scrub, oak forest, riparian, etc.). : Cotton Wood forest
4. Length to the nearest millimeter : 11mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture : Dark red almost brown with black stripes on gaster
6. Distinguishing characteristics : Hard to tell but I believe one petiole
7. Anything else distinctive : N/A
8. Nest description (if you can find the nest, and you're sure it belongs to the ant you collected) : N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date : N/A
10 . Post the clearest pictures possible of the top, side, and face of the ant in question, and if possible, their nest and the habitat they were collected in.

 

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#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 21 2019 - 5:16 AM   Best Answer

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Prenolepis imparis. %100 sure. Timing and colour is just right.
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#3 Offline Rstheant - Posted March 21 2019 - 5:06 PM

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Yup, definitely Prenolepis.

Edited by Rstheant, March 21 2019 - 5:07 PM.

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