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May 23, 2017 Alates Gainesville, FL #5 (last one! different location/time)

Started By jdsaunders1390 , May 23 2017 7:18 PM

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#1 Offline jdsaunders1390 - Posted May 23 2017 - 7:18 PM

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I found this dealate walking across a sidewalk in Gainesville, FL at 1 PM. The sidewalk borders a forest, and a forest is located across the street as well. We have been in a drought for a couple of weeks, and a downpour rain happened last night. 

 

She has a yellowish gaster with black horizontal stripes and red head and mesosoma. She is 7mm long.

 

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#2 Offline 123LordOfAnts123 - Posted May 23 2017 - 7:28 PM

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#3 Offline jdsaunders1390 - Posted May 23 2017 - 7:35 PM

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Oh! Do those make the inverted ant hills? (basically a crater with a hole in the middle) I see these holes all around my house and never knew what they were!


#4 Offline 123LordOfAnts123 - Posted May 23 2017 - 7:38 PM

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Yep, by far the most numerous ant in Florida. They nest just about anywhere so long as it's exposed.

Their nuptial takes place just after dark and queens are highly attracted to lights in the correct spectrum.

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