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ID drone and queen same species Seattle WA 9.20.17

Started By dirt_eater , Sep 20 2017 9:05 PM

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#1 Offline dirt_eater - Posted September 20 2017 - 9:05 PM

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LocationSeattle WA

1. Seattle WA sidewalk near a mulchy lot.

2. 9.14.17

3. City

4, 5 mm

5. reddish brown

6. two internodes and two small spines on the thorax

7. might have been nesting in a row of mondo grass.

First two images are of a drone others are a queen. worth noting the queen was dying when I found her

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#2 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted September 21 2017 - 5:51 AM

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What makes you think they are the same species?

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Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

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#3 Offline ultraex2 - Posted September 21 2017 - 6:00 AM

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I think the queen is either Myrmica or Stenamma. 5 mm is pretty small for Myrmica, though.

Not sure on the male.

#4 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted September 21 2017 - 6:03 AM

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Myrmica and Stenamma queens aren't very big. The queen is definitely Myrmica, for its modestly long petiole. The male looks like Crematogaster to me.

Edited by Batspiderfish, September 21 2017 - 6:05 AM.

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

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Black lives still matter.