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Started By Hbenavidez3334 , Apr 3 2017 7:36 PM

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#1 Offline Hbenavidez3334 - Posted April 3 2017 - 7:36 PM

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1. Location of collection: Houston, Texas

2. Date of collection: 4/3/17

3. Habitat of collection: gravel path with grass at the sides.

4. Length (from head to gaster):~9mm

5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Dark brown

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#2 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted April 3 2017 - 7:39 PM

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97% Solenopsis invicta. Chech the measurements again.


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#3 Offline Salmon - Posted April 4 2017 - 4:11 AM

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That doesn't look like Solenopsis or like a myrmicine at all. Might be P. imparis.

#4 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted April 4 2017 - 4:19 AM

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Yeah, the elongated petiole (with 2 nodes instead of 1) is a bit hard to see but it is definetley there. Under close inspection, It appears to be a queen of some sort of Solenopsis species.


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#5 Offline Hbenavidez3334 - Posted April 4 2017 - 8:45 AM

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Yeah, the elongated petiole (with 2 nodes instead of 1) is a bit hard to see but it is definetley there. Under close inspection, It appears to be a queen of some sort of Solenopsis species.


Yeah, I can confirm that there are 2 nodes. Sorry for the terrible quality pictures, I took them with my phone. I was looking at some pictures of S. Invicta queens and they look very similar. So I think I'm gonna go with that.

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#6 Offline Canadian anter - Posted April 4 2017 - 10:08 AM

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I'm thinking Solenopsis xyloni because of the clear black and red border


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#7 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted April 4 2017 - 12:40 PM

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That doesn't look like Solenopsis or like a myrmicine at all. Might be P. imparis.

No, I think its Myrmicine.


A proper macro picture would be necessary to get a sure ID. There are multiple ants that have that shape and coloration. 


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#8 Offline Salmon - Posted April 4 2017 - 3:24 PM

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Is the abdomen bent in a funny position with the petiole visible to the right?

#9 Offline Mdrogun - Posted April 4 2017 - 5:07 PM

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Can you get better photos? We really need something better. If you can't, this is highly likely to be Solenopsis invicta.


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#10 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted April 5 2017 - 6:43 AM

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I know when I see Solenopsis invicta and this looks like my everyday average queen.
But yeah we need better pics

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#11 Offline Hbenavidez3334 - Posted April 12 2017 - 7:25 AM

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I'll try to find a way to jerry rig my phone to get better pics. I'll update this post when I do. She has two Petiole nodes, one of which is almost directly next to the gaster.


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