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She's roughly half a centimeter long, caught around 3PM on May 22nd in western Pennsylvania. Any ideas what she is? (She does have wings; it's just hard to see them from this angle.)

PAants wrote: ↑

Thu May 23, 2019 12:22 am

She's roughly half a centimeter long, caught around 3PM on May 22nd in western Pennsylvania. Any ideas what she is? (She does have wings; it's just hard to see them from this angle.)

I would guess it is some sort of a wingless male or a wasp. The shape of the abdomen and the size of the head tell that it is not a queen or worker at all.

Ok, have another one.



Caught in the same area, between 5 and 6 PM. She's jet black and I measured her between 1.5 and 2 cm (she was not cooperative). I'm guessing Camponatus? Also, should I be concerned about her trying to chew her way out of the tube?

Camponotus novaeboracensis.

TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:03 pm

Camponotus novaeboracensis.

Thanks!

Ok, I know this isn't a queen, but I have a colony of these living under my mailbox and I'm really curious what they are. She's about 3mm long.

Tapinoma sessile worker.

TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:40 pm

Tapinoma sessile worker.

Awesome, thanks!