1. Location of collection (ie: park/area, city/town, state/province, country): West Michigan
2. Date of collection (more important for ID's of queens): 9th of August
3. Habitat of collection (ie: desert scrub, oak forest, riparian, etc.): Side of my house in suburban area
4. Length (to the nearest millimeter or 1/16th of an inch.): 10mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture (ie: dark redish-orange head, velvet-like gaster, translucent, hairy/bald, shiny/dull, etc.): Black I think
6. Distinguishing characteristics (ie: one petiole node/two petiole nodes, length and orientation of any spines or bumps on the thorax or waist, head shape, eye size, shape of mandibles, number of antennal segments, etc.): na
7. Anything else distinctive (ie: odor, behavior, characteristics relative to others in the colony, etc.): na
8. Nest description: na
9. Nuptial flight time and date: na
