I Believe to be Formica subsercia, is this accurate?
1. Location of collection (ie: park/area, city/town, state/province, country). : A park right outside of Omaha, Nebraska.
2. Date of collection (more important for ID's of queens). :
3. Habitat of collection (ie: desert scrub, oak forest, riparian, etc.). : Cotton Wood forest
4. Length to the nearest millimeter : 11mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture : Dark, deep glossy black. with the queens gaster having a couple of almost clear bits.
6. Distinguishing characteristics : Hard to tell but I believe one petiole
7. Anything else distinctive : N/A
8. Nest description (if you can find the nest, and you're sure it belongs to the ant you collected) : N/A
9. Nuptial flight time and date : 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.
Edited by antking117, March 21 2019 - 4:57 AM.
