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[Dotdispenser]

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Cape San Blas, Florida
2. Date of collection: 06/29/2018
3. Habitat of collection: Beach (about 100 yards from water)
4. Length (from head to gaster): 9.5-10 millimeters
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black, bands on gaster and shiny
6. Distinguishing characteristics: One ring of golden hair on gaster, long legs
7. Distinguishing behavior: INCREDIBLY fast, skittish
8. Nest description:
9. Nuptial flight time and date: 2-5 P.M., 06/29/2018

Sorry for the poor selection of images. She’s in a thick tube that is impossible to see through and she won’t sit on the side of the tube.

[Nare]

Is it maybe Formica? Possibly Fusca? I'm not so sure about the different types of Formica down south.

[Dotdispenser]

Is it maybe Formica? Possibly Fusca? I'm not so sure about the different types of Formica down south.

Thanks for your input!

I thought Formica. But it seems to be much smaller than my Formica Subsericea queen. Anyone else have any input?

[Will230145]

Formica Subsericea, you can tell because of the long antennae