Just started getting into ants. I've been lurking around the forum for a while waiting in desperate anticipation of a day such as this! Thanks for taking a look, I'm a little amped up right now.
1. Location of collection: Townsend, Tennessee - wooded area near park
2. Date: 3/30/17
3. Habitat of collection: Predominately Hemlock canopy, loose, well drained soil. Beneath a rock, found with several pupae and smaller workers
4. Length: I can't find my ruler, sorry
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: Jet black body, relatively hairy. Tannish Brown legs and mandibles.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Hairs on abdomen, distinctly different colored legs and mandibles. Very round abdomen.
7. Anything else distinctive: Small colony. Three workers, Three pupae, and queen. Queen moved very slowly and clumsily.
8. Nest description: Indistinct hole beneath rock, near the side of a tree surrounded by moss.
9 . Post the clearest pictures possible of the top, side, and face of the ant in question, and if possible, their nest and the habitat they were collected in.
