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Best Answer OiledOlives , April 7 2022 - 5:38 PM

This is Prenolepis imparis... Yes, they are polygynous.

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#1 Offline DarkCerebral - 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?

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Edited by DarkCerebral, April 7 2022 - 7:12 PM.


#2 Offline PetsNotPests - 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

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#3 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted April 7 2022 - 5:37 PM

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Looks like some kind of Forelius queen. Possibly F. mccooki? If so they are indeed Polygamous.

Ditto

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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 


#4 Offline OiledOlives - Posted April 7 2022 - 5:38 PM   Best Answer

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This is Prenolepis imparis... Yes, they are polygynous.


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#5 Offline ArmansAnts - 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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#6 Offline DarkCerebral - 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.



#7 Offline T.C. - 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


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#8 Offline ColAnt735 - 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.


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#9 Offline Mettcollsuss - 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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#10 Offline ArmansAnts - Posted April 8 2022 - 5:56 AM

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Looking again Nylanderia’s definitely a possibility, especially with the head in top view and hairs. Absolutely can rule out any leptomyrmecines, it’s definitely a lasiine.

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#11 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 8 2022 - 6:00 AM

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I find it near impossible Prenolepis is still flying in Mississippi.
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#12 Offline Mettcollsuss - 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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#13 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 8 2022 - 2:22 PM

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Looks like Nylanderia to me.


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

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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Could we get a size? New pictures make the queens look pretty small.



#15 Offline Aaron567 - 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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#16 Offline DarkCerebral - 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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