Best Answer OiledOlives , April 7 2022 - 5:38 PM
This is Prenolepis imparis... Yes, they are polygynous.
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Posted April 7 2022 - 4:56 PM
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1. Tupelo, MS
2. 2022/04/07
3. City Park
4. NA
5. Orange/Brown
6. N/A
7. N/A
8. N/A
9. 2022/04/07, Dug up from new founding chamber. Chamber was in sand and there are dozens close proximity. Possibly Dorymyrmex ???
Are these Polygymous?
Edited by DarkCerebral, April 7 2022 - 7:12 PM.
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Posted April 7 2022 - 5:25 PM
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Looks like some kind of Forelius queen. Possibly F. mccooki? If so they are indeed Polygamous.
Edited by PetsNotPests, April 7 2022 - 5:27 PM.
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-Camponotus sansabeanus
-Camponotus US-CA02
-Camponotus vicinus
-Formica podzolica
-Monomorium spp.
-Pogonomyrmex californicus
-Solenopsis spp.
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Posted April 7 2022 - 5:37 PM
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DittoLooks like some kind of Forelius queen. Possibly F. mccooki? If so they are indeed Polygamous.
My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata
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Posted April 7 2022 - 6:05 PM
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Do you have any other photos? Definitely isn't Forelius, and I believe P. imparis is all it can be, but it looks a bit odd.
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Posted April 7 2022 - 6:53 PM
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Do you have any other photos? Definitely isn't Forelius, and I believe P. imparis is all it can be, but it looks a bit odd.
Getting better pics. They weren't tubed yet and being difficult.
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Posted April 7 2022 - 7:26 PM
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Considering the location, and time of year and these pictures you have , like others said, Prenolepis imparis. They're one of the first to fly.
edit: but maybe not
Edited by T.C., April 16 2022 - 6:07 PM.
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Posted April 8 2022 - 4:43 AM
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Dorymyrmex bureni or a Nylanderia species. Shape is to off for Prenolepis imparis and head is to large compared to thorax for this to be Prenolepis imparis.
Edited by ColAnt735, April 8 2022 - 6:57 AM.
"If an ant carries an object a hundred times it's weight,you can carry burdens many times your size.
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Posted April 8 2022 - 5:53 AM
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Definitely not D. bureni -- the scapes are too long and it has too much erect hair.
The erect hair, and it seeming a bit smaller than a typical imparis queen, makes me think Nylanderia could also be an option.
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Edited by ArmansAnts, April 8 2022 - 6:06 AM.
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Posted April 8 2022 - 6:00 AM
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Posted April 8 2022 - 6:07 AM
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I find it near impossible Prenolepis is still flying in Mississippi.
They said that the queens were dug from a founding chamber, so we don't really know when they flew.
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Posted April 8 2022 - 2:22 PM
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Looks like Nylanderia to me.
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However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:
Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).
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Posted April 8 2022 - 6:43 PM
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Could we get a size? New pictures make the queens look pretty small.
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Posted April 16 2022 - 4:43 PM
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Nylanderia queens. Size would likely help determine if it is N. fulva or a native species, as fulva is larger than the native Nylanderia.
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Posted April 19 2022 - 9:00 PM
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Wow this really blew up and I didn't catch any notifications. I tried to get a measurement and they are around 5-6mm best I could tell. I have had 2 die and it looks like 2 are teaming together while the last is on her own but with a good brood pile.
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