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[DarkCerebral]

1. Tupelo, MS; City Park Pavilion, Night under Lights
2. 2021/08/31
3. City Park
4. 3.18 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: 
6. Small head (Started 3 weeks ago Anting and no clue how to describe to this detail.)
7. High Energy
8. N/A

9. 2021/08/31, Night, Bright light Pavilion Concrete floor,  they were in a Nuptial flight (Males and Females by the thousands on the platform mating)
 

(Apologize for poor image quality)

(Updated Images to be a bit more clear)

 

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Edited by DarkCerebral, August 31 2021 - 9:15 PM.

[NickAnter]

Formicinae is as far as you could go with these images.

[DarkCerebral]

Formicinae is as far as you could go with these images.

Regarding the images, what is the best way to get good images. I'm guessing other than buying a better camera, using a magnifying glass of some sort? I can update tomorrow with better pictures if so. I have 5-6 of these since that was all of the tubes I had on me during this flight.

[ANTdrew]

Try placing your ants by a windowsill with some direct sunlight coming in for better lighting. Focus from a few inches away. Clip-on macro lenses for phone cameras are relatively cheap.

[Manitobant]

Judging by the time of day you found her and the size and general look of the queen, I'm gonna make a guess and say that its brachymyrmex patagonicus. This is one of the best beginner species in the southern united states, due to being polygynous, fully claustral and forgiving to mistakes.

[DarkCerebral]

Judging by the time of day you found her and the size and general look of the queen, I'm gonna make a guess and say that its brachymyrmex patagonicus. This is one of the best beginner species in the southern united states, due to being polygynous, fully claustral and forgiving to mistakes.

This is what I suspected, but I am afraid to blindly put queens together without being sure. I am planning to put them in a Mini Hearth if so. 

 

I have been reviewing some images it this looks almost exactly right. I may try to merge 2 queens together and see what happens.

Edited by DarkCerebral, September 1 2021 - 11:45 AM.

[Manitobant]

Judging by the time of day you found her and the size and general look of the queen, I'm gonna make a guess and say that its brachymyrmex patagonicus. This is one of the best beginner species in the southern united states, due to being polygynous, fully claustral and forgiving to mistakes.

This is what I suspected, but I am afraid to blindly put queens together without being sure. I am planning to put them in a Mini Hearth if so. 
 
I have been reviewing some images it this looks almost exactly right. I may try to merge 2 queens together and see what happens.

i wouldn't put patagonicus in a mini hearth unless you have like 10+ queens together or the colony is quite large. Patagonicus are very small ants and can last in a test tube for a very long time.

[DarkCerebral]

 

 

Judging by the time of day you found her and the size and general look of the queen, I'm gonna make a guess and say that its brachymyrmex patagonicus. This is one of the best beginner species in the southern united states, due to being polygynous, fully claustral and forgiving to mistakes.

This is what I suspected, but I am afraid to blindly put queens together without being sure. I am planning to put them in a Mini Hearth if so. 
 
I have been reviewing some images it this looks almost exactly right. I may try to merge 2 queens together and see what happens.

i wouldn't put patagonicus in a mini hearth unless you have like 10+ queens together or the colony is quite large. Patagonicus are very small ants and can last in a test tube for a very long time.

 

Ok, thanks for the information! I will probably not merge that many queens, so I can use this mini hearth for a different species. I have tubes and mini outworlds I will use for this species. I have some other ID request incoming which may determine who gets the hearth.

[NickAnter]

I think that Nylanderia is more likely, with the new images, the antennae look a bit too long for B. patagonicus.