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[FaintDallas]

So we found this ant, has wings, is red, couldn't find it by looking up its details, if anyone has any information on species, king, or queen, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

https://gyazo.com/dd...81d2431798a1e19

Sorry if its blurry, didn't want it flying away

[FeedTheAnts]

try embedding the photo, it isn't working for me.

[JJlikesants837363939]

where did you find the ant. What state

[Ants_Texas]

It might be the angle, but I don't think that's an ant.

[JJlikesants837363939]

I was thinking that to. it looks more like some kind of beetle

Edited by JJlikesants837363939, September 24 2017 - 1:25 PM.

[FaintDallas]

no definitly an ant, british columbia canada

[FaintDallas]

heres another pic 

https://gyazo.com/7f...731adeb515af64e

[gcsnelling]

I have gone against my usual rule of not looking at outside links. Shame on me. This is a wasp.

[FaintDallas]

we don't have wasps like that here

[JJlikesants837363939]

try to get better photos of the ant

[FaintDallas]

no stinger, held it for quite some time w/o being stung

what angle? those 2 are all i thought of, keeps tryna escape so tryna hard lol

[gcsnelling]

Ok I stand corrected this is not a wasp. I will once again go back not looking at outside links.

Edited by gcsnelling, September 24 2017 - 1:46 PM.

[JJlikesants837363939]

it doesn't look like an ant still to me maybe a species I have never seen before

[JJlikesants837363939]

the antenna of the insect don't seem to bend like an ants would

otherwise it looks like an ant sorry that i can't help

[FaintDallas]

he's moving it alot and cleaning the antennas, was tryna take a pic when he wasnt moving them

[FeedTheAnts]

no stinger, held it for quite some time w/o being stung

what angle? those 2 are all i thought of, keeps tryna escape so tryna hard lol

what about male velvet ants(wasps), they have wings and can't sting. They are also everywhere, pretty common.

Edited by TennesseeAnts, September 24 2017 - 1:48 PM.

[JJlikesants837363939]

are his antenna bent at all

[FaintDallas]

 

no stinger, held it for quite some time w/o being stung

what angle? those 2 are all i thought of, keeps tryna escape so tryna hard lol

what about male velvet ants(wasps), they have wings and can't sting.

 

Looked that ant up, it isn't one of those.

are his antenna bent at all

 

 

they look bent sideways abit, also keeps slapping them towards each other

[FaintDallas]

Never seen one like this before today

[gcsnelling]

This is too painful, try Ichneumonidae, maybe something along the lines of genus Trogus.