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Another ID please. SC

Started By Tai_pan1 , May 28 2022 11:25 AM

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#1 Offline Tai_pan1 - Posted May 28 2022 - 11:25 AM

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I caught three of these girls today, 3 pm in the sun on the sidewalk.  One had a spider chasing her.

 

 

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#2 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted May 28 2022 - 12:24 PM

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Looks like Solenopsis invicta, but I will leave it up to the more experienced ID’ers

Size in mm?

#3 Offline Tai_pan1 - Posted May 28 2022 - 12:55 PM

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Looks like Solenopsis invicta, but I will leave it up to the more experienced ID’ers

Size in mm?

Bummer!

 

4 mm, maybe a little more.


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#4 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted May 28 2022 - 2:14 PM

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Oh definitely not invicta. Sorry for misleading!

#5 Offline Tai_pan1 - Posted May 28 2022 - 2:18 PM

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The second pic was the best I could get.  I found two more later, and while I had them in the same container they did not appear to like each other.


#6 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 28 2022 - 2:44 PM

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That definitely looks like solenopsis invicta. There is a chance it could be solenopsis richteri, but we would need better lighting in the photos.
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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#7 Offline FloridaAnts - Posted May 28 2022 - 2:47 PM

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The size though… I have never seen an invicta queen that small, or under 7.5mm

#8 Offline Tai_pan1 - Posted May 28 2022 - 3:45 PM

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The size though… I have never seen an invicta queen that small, or under 7.5mm

They may be bigger than I thought.  Does this help?

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#9 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 28 2022 - 4:11 PM

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That’s definitely solenopsis invicta. The lighting and size confirms it.
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My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/
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