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[jdsaunders1390]

Found two alates at 3AM this morning in my carport that had the light turned on. I live in an area surrounded by other houses, which each have their own yards, trees, etc. The alates are 5mm long with a reddish head and mesosoma. Their gasters are a darker red or brown with lighter (yellow?) horizontal stripes.

Thank you in advance for the help!!

 

 

[Leo]

pheidole

[Nathant2131]

It could be Temnothorax sp.

[VoidElecent]

This is definitely Pheidole, could be P. bicarinata.

[cpman]

Definitely Pheidole sp. It's hard to tell the species from queens -- it's best to wait for workers.

Fortunately, they're fully claustral and raise workers pretty fast.