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[rdurham02]

1.) On forested side of house, crawling on the side of a propane storage tank

 

2.) 8/13/17

 

3.) Lightly forested residential area

 

4.) ~ 7mm

 

5.) Black gaster w/ hairy and shiny texture; dark red-burnt orangish thorax/head segment/legs

 

6.) One petiole with very narrow waist, sharp spine pointed toward thorax, small eyes, and smaller sized head relative to body size

 

 

[Bracchymyrmex]

Will need some better pictures but it seems to represent a Formica pallidefulva queen.

[rdurham02]

Will need some better pictures but it seems to represent a Formica pallidefulva queen.

Thanks Bracchymyrmex! Yeah sorry about the picture quality, still working on taking better photos and probably investing in a macro lens soon 

I was also leaning towards Formica. 

Edited by rdurham02, August 13 2017 - 7:27 AM.