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Grand Prarie, Texas ID, Please help ID.

Started By ElideN , Sep 19 2020 7:14 PM

Best Answer ElideN , October 10 2020 - 12:21 AM

Thanks guys!

 

I'll collect more.

 

Trying to collect some honey pots... we'll see...

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#1 Offline ElideN - Posted September 19 2020 - 7:14 PM

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I have 2 ant queen.

Please help ID:

 

 

Ant 1:
1. Location of collection: Back Yard, but near a lake.

2. Date of collection: 9/1/2020
3. Habitat of collection: Dirt
4. Length: 8mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: Smooth, Black
6. Distinguishing characteristics: I think two petiole nodes, but too small to see.
7. Anything else distinctive: Slow Moving
8. Nest description: No idea.

9. Nuptial flight time and date: crawling on my house before rain.
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.

 

Ant 2:
1. Location of collection: Back Yard, but near a lake.

2. Date of collection: 9/1/2020
3. Habitat of collection: Dirt
4. Length: 8mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: Smooth, Orange
6. Distinguishing characteristics: I think two petiole nodes
7. Anything else distinctive: Slow Moving
8. Nest description: No idea.

9. Nuptial flight time and date: crawling on my house before rain.
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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Edited by ElideN, September 19 2020 - 8:34 PM.

#2 Offline Martialis - Posted September 19 2020 - 7:51 PM

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Length?
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#3 Offline Zeiss - Posted September 19 2020 - 8:03 PM

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You need to give us more information like the ID Request format asks you to fill out.


#4 Offline Aaron567 - Posted September 19 2020 - 8:16 PM

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Black one is Monomorium, orange one is Pheidole.


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#5 Offline ElideN - Posted September 19 2020 - 8:30 PM

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Monomorium minimum?

#6 Offline ElideN - Posted September 19 2020 - 8:35 PM

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Pheidole? sp?


#7 Offline TechAnt - Posted September 19 2020 - 11:13 PM

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I don’t think minimum, the body shape seems a bit off.

I'm not too great at IDing Pheidole, so I would wait for other people to help ID it. But much closer and more detailed photos would help out a lot.
My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#8 Offline ElideN - Posted September 20 2020 - 7:41 AM

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I don’t think minimum, the body shape seems a bit off.

I'm not too great at IDing Pheidole, so I would wait for other people to help ID it. But much closer and more detailed photos would help out a lot.

 

Her first nursing worker keeps crawling on her so camera was having a hard time adjusting.


Edited by ElideN, September 20 2020 - 7:41 AM.

#9 Offline Froggy - Posted September 20 2020 - 8:22 AM

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Pheidole sp. (there's like 50 species of Pheidole in Texas so I doubt you'll get a species ID) and Monomorium, most likely minimum 


Edited by Froggy, September 20 2020 - 8:23 AM.

#10 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 20 2020 - 8:26 AM

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Texas has 6 native Monomorium, don't jump to conclusions.


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#11 Offline ElideN - Posted October 10 2020 - 12:21 AM   Best Answer

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Thanks guys!

 

I'll collect more.

 

Trying to collect some honey pots... we'll see...


Edited by ElideN, October 10 2020 - 12:21 AM.

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