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#1 Online OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted Today, 1:18 PM

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So I found her under some old grass clippings, she is about 3mm and was found in Quebec Montreal

 

Here is some pics, this one is with her underside:

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Another one with her topside:

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Currently keeping:

 

1x Solenopsis molesta

1x Formica subsericea (polygynous) has WORKERS!!!  :yahoo: RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

2x Lasius niger (one is polygynous and the other is monogynous) 


#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted Today, 2:25 PM

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For the most accurate ID, please follow this template. It is a good habit to get into.


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#3 Online OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted Today, 4:03 PM

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Posted 2024-09-20

For the most accurate ID, please follow this template. It is a good habit to get into.

K so...

She was found in a pile of dead grass clipping's mixed with dirt near a highway

I found her at 1:42pm

She is orange with a bit of brown on the sides

2 petiole nodes with tiny spines

has pretty big eyes 

 

the rest I can not do or I don't see some features cuz of size


Currently keeping:

 

1x Solenopsis molesta

1x Formica subsericea (polygynous) has WORKERS!!!  :yahoo: RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

2x Lasius niger (one is polygynous and the other is monogynous) 





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