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[Farrav]

1st

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Brandon, Fl
2. Date of collection: 7/2/2017
3. Habitat of collection: Inside an apartment complex. It's been raining a lot. Found at night on my friend's couch in his townhouse around 11pm.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 4-5mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Forgive me, I'm colorblind. Lighter brown?
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Long, thin gaster that seems to be able to shift side to side.

 

 

 

http://imgur.com/n1kF0Je

 

http://imgur.com/N6vYQRc

 

2nd

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Brandon, Fl
2. Date of collection: 7/3/2017
3. Habitat of collection: Sam's Club parking lot. It's been raining a lot. It was around 330 and very hot and humid.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 6-7mm. Definitely bigger than the first.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Forgive me, I'm colorblind. Dark red/brown and black? Lighter on the bottom, darker on top.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Thick round gaster.

 

http://imgur.com/QarcoK9

 

http://imgur.com/Y7Pq5qQ

 

Had trouble uploading the pictures on an earlier post, so I linked them.

Edited by Farrav, July 5 2017 - 5:52 PM.

[VoidElecent]

1. Brachymyrmex depilis, 2. Solenopsis invicta

[super_oil]

Correction on the first one, she's actually Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Edited by super_oil, July 5 2017 - 9:02 PM.

[Farrav]

After looking at pictures of both Brachymyrmex patagonicus and depilis, I feel like mine might be depilis. It's a lighter shade and just seems to share more similarities with depilis. Next time I take them out, which might be another week or so, I'll post more pictures to measure consistency with their identification.