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[JamesJohnson]

1. Bay Area, California

2. 5/25/21, 10 AM

3. Blacktop near a grass field

4. 9-10 millimeters

5. Black with a yellowish and black striped gaster, orangeish legs

6. Not too sure what to put here.

7. Because I only had one container I had to put them together and I noticed one of the queens grooming another queen.

8. I couldn't find a nest.

9. I only found wingless queens and grounded and dying males so they likely started a bit earlier than when I found them.

10. 

 

A male alate I found in case that helps:

 

Edited by JamesJohnson, May 25 2021 - 12:51 PM.

[VoidElecent]

Tetramorium immigrans. Thank you for using the template and providing all the right info

[PetsNotPests]

Looks like some kind of Tetramorium species. Tetramorium are awesome, so nice catch and good luck!

[JamesJohnson]

How do you tell apart Pheidole from Tetramorium? I don't really see much of a difference between the queens. I'm not saying these are Pheidoles, looking at images of Tetramoriums, these ants look like a direct match, but I'm just wondering for future reference.

[YsTheAnt]

How do you tell apart Pheidole from Tetramorium? I don't really see much of a difference between the queens. I'm not saying these are Pheidoles, looking at images of Tetramoriums, these ants look like a direct match, but I'm just wondering for future reference.

 

Pheidole queens tend to have larger heads compared to their mesomas, and in California most Pheidole are significantly smaller than Tetramorium queens.

[JamesJohnson]

That's really good to know, thanks!

[PetsNotPests]

 

How do you tell apart Pheidole from Tetramorium? I don't really see much of a difference between the queens. I'm not saying these are Pheidoles, looking at images of Tetramoriums, these ants look like a direct match, but I'm just wondering for future reference.

 

Pheidole queens tend to have larger heads compared to their mesomas, and in California most Pheidole are significantly smaller than Tetramorium queens.

 

They usually have larger mandibles as well.