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#1 Offline Last_Hop3 - Posted June 8 2018 - 11:29 PM

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Location (on a map) of collection -- Los Angeles - Lincoln Heights area
Date of collection -- June 8, 2018
Habitat of collection -- Backyard
Length (from head to gaster) -- 5mm
Color, hue, pattern and texture --  Light brown, Gaster is stripped with light brown and even lighter brown
Distinguishing characteristics -- Very Tiny

Nuptial flight time and date -- Night time around 9:30pm

 

I had the light on outside and when I went to turn it off I noticed that they were swarming it. Caught the ones that landed on the ground and walls including drones. Drones died soon after catching them.

 

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#2 Offline Coregame3 - Posted June 8 2018 - 11:51 PM

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Solenopsis Molesta


Owner of:

9 Cardiocondyla Mauritanica Queens
8 Nylanderia Vividula Queens
7 Solenopsis Molesta Queens
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#3 Offline gcsnelling - Posted June 9 2018 - 4:07 AM

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Well more accurately Solenopsis sp. True S. molesta does not occur in California.






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