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Location: Northern Orlando area
Date: late June to early July
Habitat: shaded garden next to open grassy lawn (caught on top of a brick wall)
Length: 9mm
Color, hue, pattern and texture: black, and very shiny
Distinguishing characteristics: pointed gaster, heart shaped worker gasters
Distinguishing behavior: workers will do anything for sugar, even carry off whole sugar crystals
Nest description: satellite nests in cracks and spaces between objects, but can't find the main nest anywhere