Orange very small queen

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TippyDisc911
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Joined: Sat Jul 15, 2017 10:23 am
Location: Oak Forest, Illinois, Usa

Orange very small queen

Post: # 30574Post TippyDisc911
Wed Aug 30, 2017 6:57 pm

Hey anybody know what queen this is
location: Illinois
Size: 8 millimeters
Color: Orange

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Keeping:
Formica subsericea: 10 workers
Tetramourium Immigrans: 12 workers
solenopsis molesta: 25-30 workers

"The ant's a centaur in his dragon world"-Ezra Pound

Dream species: Atta Texana
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KSkuroooari

Re: Orange very small queen

Post: # 30578Post KSkuroooari
Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:34 pm

TippyDisc911 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 30, 2017 6:57 pm
 Hey anybody know what queen this is
location: Illinois
Size: 8 millimeters
Color: Orange

Image
Some type of Solenopsis? S. molesta?

I'm only guessing because I just read this, last night: http://blog.wildaboutants.com/2011/04/20/ant-of-the-week-thief-ants/.
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AntsRule
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Joined: Thu Apr 28, 2016 2:02 pm
Location: Chester County Pennslyvania

Re: Orange very small queen

Post: # 30582Post AntsRule
Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:12 pm

Yes, Solenopsis molesta :D
With all the things ants can do, you wonder, who rules the planet :?

Keeper of:
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Pheidole sp.
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TippyDisc911
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Location: Oak Forest, Illinois, Usa

Re: Orange very small queen

Post: # 30591Post TippyDisc911
Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:35 pm

wow I didn't know a temperate region would have fire ants!
Keeping:
Formica subsericea: 10 workers
Tetramourium Immigrans: 12 workers
solenopsis molesta: 25-30 workers

"The ant's a centaur in his dragon world"-Ezra Pound

Dream species: Atta Texana
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Phoenix
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Location: Malaysia

Re: ID Request

Post: # 30593Post Phoenix
Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:37 pm

Solenopsis Molesta / Monorium Sp.
'Have Fun.' - Gabe Newell
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KSkuroooari

Re: Orange very small queen

Post: # 30597Post KSkuroooari
Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:42 pm

AntsRule wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:12 pm
 Yes, Solenopsis molesta :D
Yay!! 😁 Now, only if I could tell between Camponotus and Formica and Lasius. At first glance, I'll always automatically think a larger ant is Camponotus. 😂
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Dearth335

Re: Orange very small queen

Post: # 30627Post Dearth335
Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:11 am

It looks like monomorium sp.
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