3 Queens Caught- need help with ID

[marksaenz]

We need help identifying these queen ants please. Thanks again for all you do to inspire kids to get out and discover nature!

Queen #1 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/n64ozp3rorn4dq9/IMG_2746.JPG?dl=0

Queen#2 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/wanaqx8pyepjelz/IMG_2748.JPG?dl=0

Queen#3 - https://www.dropbox.com/s/5x7pqxwncbz124x/IMG_2750.JPG?dl=0

[Batspiderfish]

Queen 3 kinda looks like Solenopsis invicta, but it's hard to see the ants in any of the pictures. If it is an option, turn off any noise reduction for your camera and try shooting with more light. Also, please be sure to check the rules: ID requests require a measurement as well as the location and pictures.

[marksaenz]

Hello thanks for your help.

I have created a folder of photos for each queen with better lighting.

Here are the other specifics:

Queen #1 - Size: 10mm
Found in El Paso, Texas
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/w4nanxzr88gvpkh/AAAU-xcUTWz3pNclEpeWlbmSa?dl=0

Queen #2 - Size: 15mm
Found in El Paso, Texas
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x419tttsg3wp6x2/AAAIScGVtT6eIzrbKfbarmyBa?dl=0


Queen #3 - Size 16mm
Found in El Paso, TX
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m38pbqn9m1s5ad4/AABCdQjTEMB2y4jBQ6yPNI7Ua?dl=0

[Batspiderfish]

Those measurements don't look right. I wouldn't be able to tell what the first ant is yet, but the second is Pheidole sp. and the third is Solenopsis sp.

[marksaenz]

Ok sorry about measurements.

Queen #1 is 5mm

[Batspiderfish]

Ok sorry about measurements.

Queen #1 is 5mm

Thank you! That makes her Brachymyrmex sp.

B. patagonicus and B. obscurior are difficult to tell apart without close pictures, although I understand that they are small.