South Florida 10/16

[TheRealAntMan]

Formica ants.

[Rulkan]

For some reason my account was deleted/removed, just remade the account. Thanks TheRealAntMan for the identification.

Here are the pics and info again in case anyone is merely curious.

Found in South Florida on 10/16. Approximately 2.5 to 3 mm in size. Holes to next appear to be in sandy ground with no noticable mound structure. Most of the body is a dark brown while the abdomen is black in color. They have been seen forming relatively thick foresting trails that can travel quite the distance. Seem to love syrup.

[TheRealAntMan]

For some reason my account was deleted/removed, just remade the account. Thanks TheRealAntMan for the identification.

Here are the pics and info again in case anyone is merely curious.

Found in South Florida on 10/16. Approximately 2.5 to 3 mm in size. Holes to next appear to be in sandy ground with no noticable mound structure. Most of the body is a dark brown while the abdomen is black in color. They have been seen forming relatively thick foresting trails that can travel quite the distance. Seem to love syrup.

Are you sure your measurements are correct though? 3mm is too small for Formica.

[Rulkan]

I can measure again in the morning to be sure, but when I measured them earlier today they were 1/8 of an inch, which is 3.175 mm.

Forgot to add this picture back.

[Rulkan]

Measured again today and the earlier measurements of about 3 mm is correct, it's a bit difficult to measure these fellas considering their size.

[Batspiderfish]

Pheidole sp.

[Rulkan]

Thanks, after looking more into the Pheidoles, it seems to be a great match, especially for the Pheidole dentata. Same measurements and the appearance seems right. Thanks again everyone!

[JoeHostile1]

Hey great picture of them all lined up drinking the honey. They must have been very hungry. And you embedded the pictures in the forum.

[AntsDakota]

For some reason my account was deleted/removed, just remade the account. Thanks TheRealAntMan for the identification.

Here are the pics and info again in case anyone is merely curious.

Found in South Florida on 10/16. Approximately 2.5 to 3 mm in size. Holes to next appear to be in sandy ground with no noticable mound structure. Most of the body is a dark brown while the abdomen is black in color. They have been seen forming relatively thick foresting trails that can travel quite the distance. Seem to love syrup.

Are they wild or are you keeping them?

[Rulkan]

They're wild, I was mainly asking because there seem to be a good amount of them and was curious as to their species so I could learn more about them and their nuptial flights.