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Iowa, 4/24/2022 Ant ID Queen?

Started By Kanye2020 , Apr 24 2022 3:29 PM

Best Answer NickAnter , April 24 2022 - 3:32 PM

Not an ant.

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#1 Offline Kanye2020 - Posted April 24 2022 - 3:29 PM

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1. Location of collection: Iowa

2. Date of collection: 4/24/2022
3. Habitat of collection: Near roots of a rose bush in a garden.
4. Length: 7-8mm
5. Coloration: Red/Brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Odd legs very segmented and some spikes.
7. Anything else distinctive: Moves antenna around very rapidly akin to a wasp or centipede

I am honestly not sure if this is even an ant. The only things that I can find that look similar are Ponera or Hypoponera.

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#2 Offline Somethinghmm - Posted April 24 2022 - 3:32 PM

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This looks like a wingless wasp. There is no defined petiole and as far as I know there are no ant species in Iowa that look like this.

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#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 24 2022 - 3:32 PM Best Answer

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Not an ant.

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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).