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Corpus Christi, Texas - 7/21/17

Started By Shaye , Jul 20 2017 10:07 PM

Best Answer Zeiss , July 20 2017 - 11:45 PM

Looks like an Odontomachus clarus to me.

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#1 Offline Shaye - Posted July 20 2017 - 10:07 PM

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Definitely a Trap Jaw ant, but the exact species?
Next to a tree-dense private property.
About 10.5 milimeters
It's fairly late and I can't find a tape measure inside my house, so I based it off of the diameter of a nickel. (Picture is attached, please correct me if I am wrong about the length)
Red head & legs, Red/Black thorax, and black gaster.

Any other info needed, please let me know.

Edited by Shaye, July 20 2017 - 11:26 PM.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

#2 Offline Shaye - Posted July 20 2017 - 10:13 PM

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http://s1079.photobu...ry/Trap Jaw Ant

I forgot to attach the picture

Edited by Shaye, July 20 2017 - 11:23 PM.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

#3 Offline Shaye - Posted July 20 2017 - 10:17 PM

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Also, it is a queen. A lot of flights have been happening here lately, so it could be a freshly-mated queen or perhaps a few weeks older and just foraging? It was carrying something when I first spotted it, but never found out what since she dropped it while I attempted to capture her.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

#4 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 20 2017 - 11:45 PM Best Answer

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Looks like an Odontomachus clarus to me.

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#5 Offline cpman - Posted July 21 2017 - 1:18 PM

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I concur with O. clarus. It also makes sense given the location.

It could've just been foraging, especially if it was carrying something. I don't know when these fly because they aren't all that common around here, but it's not uncommon to see semi-claustros queens foraging even a decent amount of time after the flight.