I dug up this queen in some soft dirt in the shade in my backyard, the entrance to the network was a single small hole dug with the beginning of a mound of dirt being excavated. This must have been a fairly new queen because there were hardly any workers with her. The entire network was only about a 4 inch diameter chunk. She appears to have a reddish head and thorax with a slightly darker abdomen to me, does not move around much at all, and is ~5mm long. I tried to get better pics, if these are not good enough for ID I will try again. Caught July 28, not during nuptial flight, but appeared to be newly founded.
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Assistance with another Arkansas Queen ID
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Re: Assistance with another Arkansas Queen ID
Pheidole sp.
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Re: Assistance with another Arkansas Queen ID
Thanks again!
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