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[AxeSantero]

Hello all,

Excited to get started!  After days of YouTube videos, and studying nuptial flights... I went out tonight trying to take advantage of the last of Camponotus Floridanus season, and lucky me... I found 2 queens!

 

Also, I saw this tiny lady and picked her up as well.

please help ID, I think this is a solenopsis queen, not sure.

 

(just in case pic doesn't work)

Edited by dspdrew, November 4 2016 - 5:57 AM.
Fixed image code

[Enderz]

Welcome! I agree, I think it would be a Solenopsis Queen , do you have length, behavior, and/or the location in which you found her?

 

Edit: I think it would be a Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis Invicta) queen, based on appearance. Please Include more info!

Edited by EnderzATwar411, November 3 2016 - 7:56 PM.

[Solenoqueen]

Yes, as EnderzATwar411 said, it is better to give more information on the queen, but based on how it looks, it looks like Solenopsis invicta or Solenopsis xyloni, for all i know.

[Enderz]

Yes, as EnderzATwar411 said, it is better to give more information on the queen, but based on how it looks, it looks like Solenopsis invicta or Solenopsis xyloni, for all i know.

I'm almost 100% sure it is S. Invicta or S. Xyloni.

[Solenoqueen]

We'll see when we get the details

[AxeSantero]

Hey!  Wow, thanks for the quick responses. 

 

I measured it and she's tiny, just under 5mm.

 

I live in Miami, FL... found her in the parking lot of a supermarket walking down the sidewalk...  I also saw winged (I think male) elates a couple feet away from where I picked her up. 

 

Behavior: looked like she was searching when I found her, which I understand is a good sign that they are fertile, however she is now remaining very still in her container.  Solenopsis Invicta I think, but I wasn't sure if it was a queen because it was tough to see any wing scars since she's so little...

 

My test tubes should be arriving tomorrow so I'm excited to get my girls in test tube setups!

Edited by AxeSantero, November 3 2016 - 8:24 PM.

[Canadian anter]

Actually that''s a pheidole species

[Enderz]

Actually that''s a pheidole species

Why do you think that canadian?

[Kevin]

Pheidole have very distinct head shape, and solonopsis inicta have a generally thick and tall abdomen.

[Alabama Anter]

Yes definitely pheidole. Also they can be pretty small. Nice catch!

[dspdrew]

Yeah that's Pheidole.