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[Aaron567]

I caught this queen at a blacklight. I've had her for 10 days and she just laid some eggs. Was thinking she is some kind of tiny Brachymyrmex species at first, but she's so tiny that I'm not completely sure what she is, and I would like to see what other people say.

 

Size: 3mm

Color: Light Brown

 

A few days ago I was thinking some possibilities could be B. minutus or B. musculus, but she's too small to be something like B. depilis. She might not even be Brachymyrmex. 

 

 

 

[123LordOfAnts123]

Excellent photos of the segmented antennae confirm Brachymyrmex, and 3mm checks out perfectly for a B. depilis queen. I wouldn't omit B. minutus from question though. I once found a colony that had 6 tiny queens.

Edited by 123LordOfAnts123, May 25 2017 - 8:50 PM.