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New Pics with workers and eggs..maybe this will help with ID??

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/DSC_00091505_zpse0k2slwi.jpg

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/DSC_00081504_zpsjcolbxqp.jpg

so there is not much data on nuptial activity in my area on this species. Anyone have any thoughts on when they might have their nuptial flights or how to catch a queen?

Ok... I will try to post better pics when i can.

TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:16 pm

Looks like Solenopsis sp. queen. If not Monomorium sp.

well im getting good at finding invasive species...

She has already started to lay eggs. Hope someone can id her for me. http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/nq1_zps9uv4or3m.jpg http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/nq2_zpscuvjggso.jpg http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/nq3_zpsoiltwvty.jpg maybe la...

She has already started to lay eggs. Hope someone can id her for me.

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/nq1_zps9uv4or3m.jpg

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/nq2_zpscuvjggso.jpg

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/nq3_zpsoiltwvty.jpg

It seems like a worker. But don’t lose hope! If there are workers, there are nuptial flights. Also i’m not an expert, so i can’t tell for sure, but usually queens have larger gasters! :D Any idea on when those nuptial flights might occur? i have collect at least a dozen of these ants from a school ...

SomeRandomAnt wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:04 pm

It seems like a worker. But don’t lose hope! If there are workers, there are nuptial flights. Also i’m not an expert, so i can’t tell for sure, but usually queens have larger gasters!

Any idea on when those nuptial flights might occur?

Could some one tell me if this is a queen or a worker?

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/trap2_zpsawce57c1.jpg

http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah11/RootaMentary/trap1_zpsapoxpndh.jpg

Found in rotting leaves and undergrowth below a magnolia tree beside rotting pine stump.

AntDudeUSA wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:36 am

lol these S. Invicta we have are vicous and spread like wildfire they have all but destroyed or displaced our native ants in the south except for in some places

Thanks for the info!