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Hobart, Indiana, United states, 5/3/2021


Best Answer CheetoLord02 , June 17 2021 - 6:06 PM

Tapinoma sessile

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#1 Offline brian - Posted June 17 2021 - 5:27 PM

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1. Location of collection: Hobart, Indiana, United states
2. Date of collection: May, 3, 2021
3. Habitat of collection: under a big hot rock sunning themselves. Rock was on a tree stump that was going to be destroyed to expand a road.
4. Length (from head to gaster): very small about the size of the nose on an American dime.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Glossy brown with hints of red
6. Distinguishing characteristics: ???
7. Distinguishing behavior: Unknown
8. Nest description: Unknown

9. Nuptial flight time and date: unknown, I requested the colony from under a rock that was on a dead tree that was going to be destroyed to expand a road.

Sorry no queen picture. She disappeared into her new formicarium as soon as I put her in and she never comes out. I know she is in there because the amount of ants has increased surprisingly quickly.
Thank you for any help you can give.

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#2 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted June 17 2021 - 6:06 PM   Best Answer

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Tapinoma sessile


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#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 18 2021 - 2:29 AM

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My favorite species...
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 18 2021 - 3:28 AM

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My favorite species...

Maybe you should write a poem about them.  :lol:


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#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 18 2021 - 5:54 AM

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Ode to the Odorous Ants
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#6 Offline brian - Posted June 19 2021 - 6:26 AM

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Tapinoma sessile


Thank you again very much for your help.

#7 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted June 19 2021 - 6:28 AM

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Defenetly T. Sessile. Just got one of these queens up to 3 workers.  


Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 





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