This queen landed on my dad's shirt while we were camping. I'm not sure if she's semi-claustral or fully claustral. I've put a drop of honey in the tube in case she is, but I can't tell if she's been eating it. I did give her a small outworld at one point, and she did explore it, but that doesn't necessarily mean she is semi-claustral, since sometimes even claustral queens will explore a little.
1. Location of collection: Wyalusing State Park, which is right on the border of Wisconsin and Iowa.
2. Date of collection: September 4, 2017
3. Habitat of collection: Hardwood Forest
4. Length: 4-5 millimeters
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: Reddish-Brown coloration on head, thorax, and abdomen. Legs are a yellowish color. Gaster is somewhat shiny and is lighter at the tip. From the underside, the entire back half of the gaster has the lighter coloration. The head also gets lighter near the mandibles, and just like the gaster, it's more noticeable from the underside. She's too small for me to see texture.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Two petiolar nodes. Large antennal clubs are noticeable without any magnification. I did notice workers all over the place that looked just like her except maybe 1 millimeter smaller, and with a smaller thorax. The workers looked kind of like large Tetramorium.
7. Anything else distinctive: She's fairly calm and relaxed. The only thing that seems to bother her is super bright light. She also really loves the moist end of the tube. She spends all her time sitting on the wet cotton.
8. Nest description: None.
9. Nuptial flight time and date: September 4, 2017
10 . Post the clearest pictures possible of the top, side, and face of the ant in question, and if possible, their nest and the habitat they were collected in.
Thanks!
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