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[Roll Me-Wan Kenobi]

1. Location of collection: Indianapolis Indiana, found on my driveway.

2. Date of collection (more important for ID's of queens).  7/14/21
3. Habitat of collection (ie: desert scrub, oak forest, riparian, etc.). Suburban residential area
4. Length (to the nearest millimeter or 1/16th of an inch.) 11mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture, Red head with black eyes, red and black thorax, black gaster
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Triangular head
7. Anything else distinctive : One feisty lady
8. Nest description N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: found without wings on 7/14, most likely a few days before then
 

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[ANTS_KL]

Defo not solenopsis. maybe cataglyphis or a parasitic formica or lasius. Idk I'm quite stupid ngl

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[SYUTEO]

Definitely a slave-making Formica, possibly F. rufa group.

[Manitobant]

Parasitic formica species in the sanguinea group. She will need host formica pupae.

[Roll Me-Wan Kenobi]

 

Parasitic formica species in the sanguinea group. She will need host formica pupae.

Thank you for the ID! I have some formica fusca and palledefulva queens who just layed eggs, when they pupate would I be able to just put them in the sanguinea's test tube?

[Manitobant]

 
Parasitic formica species in the sanguinea group. She will need host formica pupae.

Thank you for the ID! I have some formica fusca and palledefulva queens who just layed eggs, when they pupate would I be able to just put them in the sanguinea's test tube?

I would collect the pupae from a wild nest, as otherwise you would be waiting too long and she may die. Flip rocks or take a scoop out of a mound with a shovel and you’ll find pupae