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Michigan - 08/14/2018

Started By cfreidsma , Aug 13 2018 9:53 PM
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#1 Offline cfreidsma - Posted August 13 2018 - 9:53 PM

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Location: Western Michigan last week in my kitchen. I live kind of on the edge of a decent sized town.

Date: 9th of August. Last week Thursday (I think, I had a migraine most of last week).

Habitat: In my kitchen. My house is a mobile home with a small yard located in a small town. I can't recall the weather due to the migraine, but I think it was sunny out. 

Length: 5mm. 

Distinguishing Characteristics: Interesting petiole. Looks different than any queen I have had. 

 

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#2 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 13 2018 - 9:55 PM

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Aphaenogaster. Possibly Aphaenogaster rudis.


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#3 Offline cfreidsma - Posted August 14 2018 - 9:49 AM

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Aphaenogaster. Possibly Aphaenogaster rudis.

So it is indeed something I have not had before. Should be pretty interesting. 

 

Thanks for the ID!


#4 Offline rbarreto - Posted August 14 2018 - 10:18 AM

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Isn't that a little small for Aphaenogaster rudis?


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#5 Offline cfreidsma - Posted August 14 2018 - 10:48 AM

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She is at most 6mm. Maybe 5.5mm. Today she didn't twirl around as much so I actually got to measure her. 

 

After looking here https://www.antsylva...enogaster-rudis she would be too small. It also looks like she has two petiole nodes. 


#6 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted August 25 2018 - 12:06 PM

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I know I'm probably wrong but it almost looks like Solenopsis. Yeah, that must be a Solenopsis sp.


#7 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted August 25 2018 - 12:08 PM

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Thing is the only Michigan fire ant species on sources like AntWeb is Solenopsis molesta, or Thief Ants.


#8 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 25 2018 - 12:20 PM

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Isn't that a little small for Aphaenogaster rudis?

Not at all. Aphaenogaster rudis are quite variable and are normally fairly small.


#9 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted August 25 2018 - 12:24 PM

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I don't think there's any way to identify Aphaenogaster to the species with these photos. It's easier with the workers, but will likely require greater magnification.


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#10 Offline cfreidsma - Posted August 25 2018 - 12:59 PM

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I don't know if these images will help any. My macro lens for now is an old lens reversed. I can't control the aperture. 

 

When I took her out a few minutes ago, she was dead to. She was doing great and even had some eggs before now. Figured I would still post these.

 

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#11 Offline Jamiesname - Posted August 25 2018 - 5:49 PM

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What color is it? It looks reddish in the pics. I lack the expertise of Bat and Antsareus, but I'm going to throw Pheidole Bicarinata into the mix just to confuse everyone. There have been a couple confirmed Id's in the western, lower penninsula. However, I can't seem to find any info on the queen size for that species. Also, Drew's chart says they fly in June and July, but it's possible that they would fly in early August here in MI due to slightly colder spring/early summer temps.


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