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ID Request - Guatemala 2

Started By ANTdrew , Jun 30 2023 5:38 AM

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#1 Online ANTdrew - Posted June 30 2023 - 5:38 AM

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I’m currently vacationing in Guatemala. I need some whizzes to help me with ant IDs here!

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Antigua, Guatemala
2. Date of collection: 6/29/23
3. Habitat of collection: In a private garden
4. Length (from head to gaster): 3mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:
6. Distinguishing characteristics:
7. Distinguishing behavior: gathering floral secretions on an orchid.

018-A3-A86-1-E85-4-CB4-9-D5-F-B8-E050-FB

Edited by ANTdrew, June 30 2023 - 5:44 AM.

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#2 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted June 30 2023 - 5:48 AM

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Pheidole

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#3 Online ANTdrew - Posted June 30 2023 - 2:31 PM

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Here is a major of the species.

D4-F20572-0552-43-ED-AEA7-65-AE317-C7855

07-F71-A4-A-8497-4465-A7-FC-0-A3-D2-E936

Edited by ANTdrew, June 30 2023 - 2:32 PM.

"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#4 Offline antsriondel - Posted June 30 2023 - 2:37 PM

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Those are some cool Pheidole! Love to see those giant majors compared to the minors. Incredible.

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#5 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted June 30 2023 - 6:54 PM

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Not the same species, the 2nd ones are Solenopsis geminata. Nice find though, geminata majors (or media in this case) aren't very common outside the nest.

Edited by Mettcollsuss, June 30 2023 - 6:57 PM.