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Indianapolis, IN Queen ID (6-13-22)


Best Answer Manitobant , June 14 2022 - 7:02 AM

Definitely Tetramorium immigrans. Go to the full post


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#1 Offline Roll Me-Wan Kenobi - Posted June 13 2022 - 6:49 PM

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Body:
1. Location of collection: On the sidewalk by a small park on college campus downtown

2. Date of collection: 6/13/22
3. Habitat of collection Urban setting, small park 

4. Length: 8-9 mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: Black head and thorax, blackish gaster with reddish huge on underside of the gaster
6. Distinguishing characteristics : found some tetramorium workers carrying away what seemed to be some smaller dead males on the other side of campus. Could be same species 
7. Anything else distinctive: Not very fast moving.
8. Nest description Did not find nest

9. Possible nuptial flight that day 
 

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Currently keeping:

 

Species                    Colony Size

Aphaenogaster sp.   100+ 

C. castaneus            6  

C. pennsylvanicus    50+

F. pallidefulva           20

F. fusca                    50+

L. niger                    100+

T. immigrans            8


#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted June 13 2022 - 6:58 PM

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I’d say T. immagrans


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#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted June 14 2022 - 7:02 AM   Best Answer

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Definitely Tetramorium immigrans.
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#4 Offline Roll Me-Wan Kenobi - Posted June 14 2022 - 12:19 PM

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Thanks for the ID guys!


Currently keeping:

 

Species                    Colony Size

Aphaenogaster sp.   100+ 

C. castaneus            6  

C. pennsylvanicus    50+

F. pallidefulva           20

F. fusca                    50+

L. niger                    100+

T. immigrans            8





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