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[zenzen]

Fire ant looking alate with long waist, male Solenopsis alate? It removed its wings for some reason so not totally sure if its male/female.

Sorry for the terrible pictures on this one, it wouldn't stop running around

 

Location: Northern Orlando area

Date: early August

Habitat: open grassy neighborhood sidewalk

Length: 5-6mm

Color, hue, pattern and texture: black gaster, red body

Distinguishing characteristics: looks almost exactly like a normal RIFA worker, but with a much longer waist and larger thorax

Distinguishing behavior: used to have wings but removed them, hasn't started laying any eggs, won't stop running around when I have the test tube uncovered

Nest description: no idea where it came from

 

 

[NZAntKeeper]

tetramorium bicarinatum

[zenzen]

I never noticed the spikes until looking that species up, definitely looks like it! Would you say this is definitely a queen then? It doesn't seem very happy in the test tube setup, but I can't find anything online about why. Hope it's not sick or anything 

[Mettcollsuss]

I never noticed the spikes until looking that species up, definitely looks like it! Would you say this is definitely a queen then? It doesn't seem very happy in the test tube setup, but I can't find anything online about why. Hope it's not sick or anything

I don't think she's sick. Some of my queens do the same thing. They're happy and content in their test tube, but when I open the drawer to look a them, they get really agitated and start pulling at the cotton, and it takes a few minutes for them to calm down.

[Phoenix]

They Are A Semi-Claustral Species, Was Probably Attempting To Forage.

http://www.formicult...nanitic-9-7-17/