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July 9, 2017 Gainesville, FL


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#1 Offline jdsaunders1390 - Posted July 8 2017 - 11:22 PM

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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!!

 

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#2 Offline Leo - Posted July 9 2017 - 4:31 AM

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pheidole



#3 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted July 9 2017 - 4:59 AM

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It could be Temnothorax sp.


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#4 Offline VoidElecent - Posted July 9 2017 - 9:41 AM

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This is definitely Pheidole, could be P. bicarinata.



#5 Offline cpman - Posted July 9 2017 - 10:56 AM

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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.






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