Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Map.
Date of collection: June 22 2018, at 4:30 p.m
Habitat: Flying all over the place in a neighborhood with lots of trees and vegetation.
Length: 4.5 mm.
Coloration: Looks black under sunlight, some reddish tint when photographed close up.
Distinguishing characteristics: Tiny black shiny.
Anything else distinctive: Hundreds of these running around looking for any crevice to hide.
Nest description: I did not see the nest, but they were everywhere for blocks and blocks.
Nuptial flight time and date: Around 4 p.m. on June 22nd 2018. It rained the previous night and it was a cloudy day.
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:
TOP(ish)
SIDE(ish)
OUT OF FOCUS, BUT WITH MILLIMETER SCALE
AREA WHERE IT WAS FOUND
Thank you again!
I would really appreciate any thoughts on how you arrived at an ID.
