Queen id :sorry about the pic its hard for me to take pictures...Found in North Carolina

[Phoenixwolf38]

Found in North Carolina {Two nodes} COLOR:{Head is brownish red} {dark colored thorax} {with a red to black abdomen} SIZE:{Roughly 1mm} found at around june 20th.. ish

[idahoantgirl]

just a guess, maybe solenopsis? dont take my word for it though

[Batspiderfish]

Solenopsis invicta. Do you mean "1cm"?

[Phoenixwolf38]

No I measured in mm... I think

[larynx]

This is Solenopsis Invicta, and is around 1cm or a little less, judging by the penny in the pic.
pennies are 2cm across.

[Batspiderfish]

1mm is the size of some of the tiniest worker ants, but not a queen.

Solenopsis molesta and Brachymyrmex workers are super tiny, and you might not even notice that they are there unless they are in a group.

[Jharrell23867]

OMG we have these in Virginia to according to antmaps... they have been spotted as far as Richmond which i live exactly one hour south of almost directly on the NC state line. I have been looking for one FOR EVER!!!!

Congratz on the catch... also i am extremely jealous & i hate you now!!!!!! jk jk

At least now i know what to look for size wise & color wise...

Can i ask where & how you found it? Location description of the area like woods, dirt, sand, weather patterns for that day & the day before etc etc details.

[Batspiderfish]

Virginia is thankfully their northernmost limit on the east coast.

[Mdrogun]

What made everyone think this was Solenopsis invicta opposed to Solenopsis xyloni or Solenopsis geminata?

[Batspiderfish]

What made everyone think this was Solenopsis invicta opposed to Solenopsis xyloni or Solenopsis geminata?

Solenopsis invicta is so embedded and dominant in the Southeastern U.S. that all of its close relatives and competitors are believed to have been completely eradicated.