1. Location of collection: Southern Delaware
2. Date of collection: 9/21/2016
3. Habitat of collection: My backyard, it's pretty much wooded.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 1 centimeter (10 millimeters)
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Shiny Red/Orange, it's pretty much all that color though maybe the head is a little darker. Overall it's very smooth.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Not sure if it's the coloring or not but there is a black spot on the bottom of the gaster.
7. Distinguishing behavior: None
8. Nest description: Pretty sure it's from one that I found next to a decaying pallet. If it is from that nest, people have been pointing me in the Myrmica direction. This ant is twice the size of the worker I caught from that nest. If needed, I can get pictures of the nest.
It would be very helpful if you could tell me if this is, in fact, a queen and if so what species it is. Thank you!
