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brown queen ant, northern NM

Started By Paulette , Sep 18 2015 7:09 AM

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#1 Offline Paulette - Posted September 18 2015 - 7:09 AM

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LocationNew Mexico, USA

1. Location of collection: northern New Mexico
2. Date of collection: mid-July 2015
3. Habitat of collection: pinon-juniper biome, suburban sidewalk, 7200 ft. elevation
4. Length (from head to gaster): 7 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: carmel-brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics: ?
7. Anything else distinctive: ?
8. Nest description: N/A

This is a founding queen I have in a test tube setup. This was the best photo I could get, as I don't want to disturb her. I'm a newbie, so I don't have much I can say about distinguishing characteristics!

I'd be very happy if anyone could narrow down her ID to a genus, or a couple of possible genera.

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#2 Offline Subverted - Posted September 18 2015 - 9:22 AM

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Kind of looks like a Myrmecocystus queen...but please wait for more input! My ant ID skills are still pretty iffy.

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