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[kounelus]

Caught this one walking on a trail in a nearby park around 6:30 PM or so.

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Northern Indiana, North Liberty
2. Date of collection: 7-25-2018
3. Habitat of collection: Wooded Trail
4. Length (from head to gaster): 6-7 mm about 1/4 inch
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Reddish brown
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Point on gaster (maybe a stinger?) & slight ridges on gaster
7. Distinguishing behavior: Doesn't seem to be too bothered by looking at her.

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After looking at the photos, I'm wondering if she might have a couple mites on her. Hopefully not parasitic ones.

[AnthonyP163]

Looks like  Lasius aphidicolus.

[kounelus]

Awesome, thanks for the quick ID. I wasn't expecting many people to still be up at that time, haha. So I guess I'll need to try to track down a host species and hope the introduction goes well.

[AntsAreUs]

It looks like she is very skinny, try giving her a tiny drop of sugar water or honey.

[Martialis]

You should stick around! We need more hooisers!