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Omaha, Nebraska, USA... May 24th 2017


Best Answer Bracchymyrmex , May 24 2017 - 3:06 PM

Temnathorax spp. (I'm leaning towards Temnathorax curvispinosus)

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#1 Offline Antking117 - Posted May 24 2017 - 10:28 AM

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Again not a queen, but a lot of these cool little guys, please ID!
1) Collected some little guys from a log, all of them the same size.
2) Collected May 24th 2017 at 1:14 pm.
3) Gathered within a log within a small forest beside the road.
4) 2mm each
5) Dark orange, almost red. Yellow gaster with a black stripe along it horizontally.
6) Looks to be 2 petiole nodes, to small for me to see anything else
7) N/A
8) Rotted log along floor of forest.
9) No habitat pictures as that was recommended, but...
http://www.formicult...0170524-130912/
And my phone is taking pictures upside down..

Edited by antking117, May 24 2017 - 10:29 AM.


#2 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted May 24 2017 - 10:37 AM

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One of the small myrmicine species. I can't tell what it is from this distance.


If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

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 Spamdy - Posted May 24 2017 - 12:23 PM

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Big is Camponotus pennyslavicus?

Edited by Spamdy, May 24 2017 - 12:23 PM.

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All my colonies are dead. 

 

 Except:

  

  Pogonomyrmex barbatus

  Pheidole obscurithorax

  Pheidole morens


#4 Offline Bracchymyrmex - Posted May 24 2017 - 3:06 PM   Best Answer

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Temnathorax spp. (I'm leaning towards Temnathorax curvispinosus)






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