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[DarkCerebral]

1. Tupelo, MS; Park
2. 2022/03/17
3. Walking Trail
4. 4.5mm
5. Brown/Orange Black
6. Appears to have spins, two petiole nodes
7. N/A
8. N/A

9. 2022/03/17, Noon, Walking hiking trail

 

I had issue determining if this is in fact a queen. Her thorax appears right but her gaster area was questionable for me.

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[mazmurlo]

Myrmica.

[DarkCerebral]

Myrmica.

 

This is where I was leaning as well. I have not seen any documentation showing they have made it to this region yet. This is interesting any more specifics would be helpful.

[NicholasP]

 

Myrmica.

 

This is where I was leaning as well. I have not seen any documentation showing they have made it to this region yet. This is interesting any more specifics would be helpful.

 

This actually is not true. There are records of Myrmica in Mississippi it's just that there aren't any official records for Tupelo because for there to be a record there someone has to report it in to Antmaps or an Entomologist has to be there and document that they were there but just because there isn't a record there doesn't mean they were never there.

Edited by NicholasP, March 17 2022 - 11:48 AM.

[OiledOlives]

 

Myrmica.

 

This is where I was leaning as well. I have not seen any documentation showing they have made it to this region yet. This is interesting any more specifics would be helpful.

 

There are 5 species of Myrmica in Mississippi with over 1000 records on antmaps. It is unlikely that you will get species as Myrmica identification is usually difficult.
(https://antmaps.org/...y&genus=Myrmica)

[DarkCerebral]

 

 

Myrmica.

 

This is where I was leaning as well. I have not seen any documentation showing they have made it to this region yet. This is interesting any more specifics would be helpful.

 

This actually is not true. There are records of Myrmica in Mississippi it's just that there aren't any official records for Tupelo because for there to be a record there someone has to report it in to Antmaps or an Entomologist has to be there and document that they were there but just because there isn't a record there doesn't mean they were never there.

 

 

I think there was a misunderstanding of what I said. I was stating I hadn't personally seen any documentation showing them in the area. So they were not on my mental list of possible species when identifying at first.

[DarkCerebral]

 

 

Myrmica.

 

This is where I was leaning as well. I have not seen any documentation showing they have made it to this region yet. This is interesting any more specifics would be helpful.

 

There are 5 species of Myrmica in Mississippi with over 1000 records on antmaps. It is unlikely that you will get species as Myrmica identification is usually difficult.
(https://antmaps.org/...y&genus=Myrmica)

 

 

Thanks for this link. I may not have used this site before and I can see it being a good resource for research.

 

What are the odds this is a queen. To my beginner eye, she looks and behaved the part. But I am unsure. I have already put her in a testTube w/ insert setup.

[OiledOlives]

 

 

 

Myrmica.

 

This is where I was leaning as well. I have not seen any documentation showing they have made it to this region yet. This is interesting any more specifics would be helpful.

 

There are 5 species of Myrmica in Mississippi with over 1000 records on antmaps. It is unlikely that you will get species as Myrmica identification is usually difficult.
(https://antmaps.org/...y&genus=Myrmica)

 

 

Thanks for this link. I may not have used this site before and I can see it being a good resource for research.

 

What are the odds this is a queen. To my beginner eye, she looks and behaved the part. But I am unsure. I have already put her in a testTube w/ insert setup.

 

Yes, it is a queen. The genus is semi-claustral and queens need to be fed during founding.