Ant Queen Identification! Caught September 14 in Houston Texas

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vietdinh

Ant Queen Identification! Caught September 14 in Houston Texas

Post: # 11544Post vietdinh
Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:45 pm

Hi I just got into ant keeping and found my first queen randomly while shopping!

She still had her wings when caught but she was far away from any possible nest and she started laying eggs on the 2nd night. She likes to stay directly on the wet cotton side of the test tube and she seems to have some tiny hairs.

Around 10mm in size, Caught September 1th in Houston, Texas around the time of some recent rain.

Here is a google photos link with some photos I've taken. I hope I can figure out what she is so I can get the proper equipment to care for her colony:
https://goo.gl/photos/buw8CLGd4oZzWaEC6


Thanks!

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Re: Ant Queen Identification! Caught September 14 in Houston Texas

Post: # 11548Post Batspiderfish
Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:22 pm

Looks like Solenopsis invicta.
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