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Jacksonville FL USA 1/3/2022

Started By Appo , Jan 3 2022 10:42 AM

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#1 Offline Appo - Posted January 3 2022 - 10:42 AM

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Hey ya'll,found this ant in one of our exhibits at the Jacksonville Zoo in a trail of ants with otherlarge ants of this size(4-5 I saw) moving brood. We thought the exhibit has been infested with crazy ants and I know that they are monomorphic so it was strange to see multiple large ants running within the trail (queens?). This one is around 4 to 5mm in length. Sorry for the potato pictures the tubes we have arent as clear as mine at home.I can try to get some better pictures in a bit.

Edit #1 - This is one of the larger of the two castes btw

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Edited by Appo, January 3 2022 - 11:55 AM.

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#2 Offline Miles - Posted January 3 2022 - 11:40 AM

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Hi Appo,

I'm Miles from UF Entomology in Gainesville. This does appear to be queen of Paratrechina longnicornis, the black crazy ant. You're welcome to bring/send me samples if you'd like a confirmation. Feel free to reach out via DM.

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#3 Offline Appo - Posted January 3 2022 - 11:59 AM

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Edit #2 - I added some more pictures

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#4 Offline Manitobant - Posted January 3 2022 - 5:59 PM

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It looks more like a nylanderia queen to me. N. fulva perhaps?

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#5 Offline Miles - Posted January 5 2022 - 7:50 AM

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It looks more like a nylanderia queen to me. N. fulva perhaps?

With the new images they provided, I'm inclined to agree. They've reached out to me and I'll see if I can either get samples or on-site to inspect the situation.

Edited by Miles, January 5 2022 - 7:58 AM.