I apologize for the poor image quality. These queens were found in southeastern New Mexico just a few days ago. They are small. The first queen is reddish orange in color with clubs on the end of her antenne. The second queen is brown to almost white. Also very tiny.
1st Queen
2nd Queen
New Mexico IDs
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- StormDancer
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New Mexico IDs
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Re: New Mexico IDs
Solenopsis sp. (most likely S. xyloni, but we would need a very close photo of the mouth-area to be sure)
Forelius sp.
Forelius sp.
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- StormDancer
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Re: New Mexico IDs
Interesting indeed. Both are fully clautral?
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Re: New Mexico IDs
Yup!
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Re: New Mexico IDs
Awesome! So much less complicated than the harvester ants I normally find. They'll be flying soon too.
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