Are you sure? I thought queens of that species were larger than 4 mm.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 9:28 pmB. depilis is the only species from the genus which lives that far north.MorbidBugg wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 9:19 pmThat makes me so happy that I was right about the genus again the eyes aren't so great. However im curious what makes it depilis? I'm amazed the quality was good enough for an accurate ID
Oops depilis - without hair
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Re: Smallest queen ive ever seen 4 mm Ontario 6:30 pm
Yup! All Brachymyrmex queens are small.AntsDakota wrote: ↑Wed Oct 03, 2018 4:03 pmAre you sure? I thought queens of that species were larger than 4 mm.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 9:28 pmB. depilis is the only species from the genus which lives that far north.
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does it have workers can you post a photo
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