1. Location of collection (ie: park/area, city/town, state/province, country). Sidewalk by work
2. Date of collection (more important for ID's of queens). June 26, 2018
3. Habitat of collection (ie: desert scrub, oak forest, riparian, etc.). Subarban - sidewalk by office building
4. Length (to the nearest millimeter or 1/16th of an inch.) 8 mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture (ie: dark redish-orange head, velvet-like gaster, translucent, hairy/bald, shiny/dull, etc.). black - pretty much solid black
6. Distinguishing characteristics (ie: one petiole node/two petiole nodes, length and orientation of any spines or bumps on the thorax or waist, head shape, eye size, shape of mandibles, number of antennal segments, etc.)
7. Anything else distinctive (ie: odor, behavior, characteristics relative to others in the colony, etc.). - hopefully the fungus/mold isn't going to be a health issue
8. Nest description (if you can find the nest, and you're sure it belongs to the ant you collected) (ie: rotted log, volcano-shaped mound of coarse gavel 10cm in diameter, etc.). - N/A
9. Nuptial flight time and date (if you witnessed the ant or it's colony having a nuptial flight or caught an alate you are confident was flying that day or time) - N/A
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.
Sorry for linking - I get the "You aren't permitted to upload this kind of file" error for png, bmp and jpg files.
https://photos.app.g...uYSyHMVRbf3dq19
https://photos.app.g...fDSVVkYpf86N1M6
