Queen ID Request - Solenopsis Molesta?

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UserJB007
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Queen ID Request - Solenopsis Molesta?

Post: # 72935Post UserJB007
Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:35 pm

Hello!

I located this tiny creature today and I'm hoping you can help me confirm what I have. I found her today 08/09/2020 at around 3:00 PM in Upstate NY. She was wandering around the pavement so I decided to scoop her up to get a closer look. After I caught her I did notice she was about a foot away from another very small ant species nest. If my guess at an ID is correct, could this be normal for a newly mated queen? If they don't fly do they wander out to found?

I apologize for the quality. My iPhone was never meant for this, lol.

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Thanks for any help you can offer :-)

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Re: Queen ID Request - Solenopsis Molesta?

Post: # 98633Post antperson24
Thu Apr 06, 2023 9:07 am

UserJB007 wrote:
Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:35 pm
Hello!

I located this tiny creature today and I'm hoping you can help me confirm what I have. I found her today 08/09/2020 at around 3:00 PM in Upstate NY. She was wandering around the pavement so I decided to scoop her up to get a closer look. After I caught her I did notice she was about a foot away from another very small ant species nest. If my guess at an ID is correct, could this be normal for a newly mated queen? If they don't fly do they wander out to found?

I apologize for the quality. My iPhone was never meant for this, lol.

Image

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Thanks for any help you can offer :-)
It is a little difficult to tell how big she is. Could you measure her and then send the measurement?
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.

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