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[Shifty189]

1) Location: I found her in a parking lot, in south Florida. She was just walking down a parking bump looking for a place to hide

2)Date collected: 4/24/2018

3)Habitat of collection: Parking lot next to public building

4)Length: 3 - 4mm

5)Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: she is dark brown with light brown strips

6)Distinguishing characteristics: none

7-9) N/A

 

 

Sorry i don't have any better quality photo's

[Jonathan21700]

Brachymyrmex? 

[123LordOfAnts123]

Brachymyrmex obscurior.

[VoidElecent]

Brachymyrmex obscurior.

 

How did you rule out B. patagonicus ?

[123LordOfAnts123]

Brachymyrmex obscurior.

 
How did you rule out B. patagonicus ?

They’re much less common in the southern peninsula.

Time of capture may also pinpoint an ID; B. patagonicus flies at sundown while B. obscurior flies mid day.

[VoidElecent]

They’re much less common in the southern peninsula.

Time of capture may also pinpoint an ID; B. patagonicus flies at sundown while B. obscurior flies mid day.

 

Ah, I had no idea. Thank you! 

[Shifty189]

I have found a few of them, and all during the day. I don’t know if this speaks to when they fly, but I have never found one that still had her wings.

Anyways, anyone know if it’s better to put all these queens together or keep them apart for the founding process?

Thanks again everyone for the help.

[123LordOfAnts123]

I have found a few of them, and all during the day. I don’t know if this speaks to when they fly, but I have never found one that still had her wings.
Anyways, anyone know if it’s better to put all these queens together or keep them apart for the founding process?
Thanks again everyone for the help.

Colonies can be polygynous, and pleometrosis is normal.

Some queens seem to hate eachother though.

[Shifty189]

a better photo that i was able to take. just thought i would add it here in case it changes anything.