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Started By Ryan1207 , Jul 26 2016 4:06 PM

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#1 Offline Ryan1207 - Posted July 26 2016 - 4:06 PM

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This was found in my backyard at around 8pm. I am in NE philadelphia and we are going through a heat wave (if that helps). It is 5mm long and looks quite small though it is not that much smaller than some ant species I have found. Maybe it is a termite queen. Here are pics.


#2 Offline Saftron - Posted July 26 2016 - 4:57 PM

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Pheidole sp.?

#3 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted July 26 2016 - 4:57 PM

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Looks like Solenopsis molesta from here.


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#4 Offline Mdrogun - Posted July 26 2016 - 5:18 PM

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Looks like Solenopsis molesta from here.

Agreed.


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#5 Offline Ryan1207 - Posted July 26 2016 - 6:14 PM

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Fully Claustral?


#6 Offline Ryan1207 - Posted July 26 2016 - 6:56 PM

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It was by a grill btw so makes sense since they are also called Greece ants.

#7 Offline Mdrogun - Posted July 26 2016 - 7:30 PM

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It was by a grill btw so makes sense since they are also called Greece ants.

These are not called grease ants, they are called thief ants. They are fully-claustral.


Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

#8 Offline Ryan1207 - Posted July 26 2016 - 7:46 PM

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On the Wikipedia article I read it said they were their and Greece ants.

#9 Offline Mdrogun - Posted July 26 2016 - 8:13 PM

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On the Wikipedia article I read it said they were their and Greece ants.

https://en.wikipedia...enopsis_molesta Wikipedia says " Solenopsis molesta, also known as thief ants, get their names from their habit of nesting close to other ant nests, from which they steal food. They are also called grease ants because they are attracted to grease." I see what you mean. I have never heard them called Grease Ants before. Common names are in general pretty confusing so I normally stick to the latin name.


Currently Keeping:
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Pheidole pilifera

Forelius sp. (Monogynous, bicolored) "Midwestern Forelius"
Crematogaster cerasi

Pheidole bicarinata

Aphaenogaster rudis

Camponotus chromaiodes

Formica sp. (microgena species)

Nylanderia cf. arenivega

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