ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
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Re: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
Yes, they’re fully claustral.
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Re: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
Yes, both Tetramorium and Solenopsis Invicta are fully claustral. Is the ant black or dark red. That's honestly going to be the biggest telltale. Solenopsis Invicta are red with black tipped gasters. But honestly, I would trust Batspiderfish. They are far more experienced at identifying species than I am.
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Re: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
I find that some subspecies of S. Invicta are actually are more black than red especially the polygynus queens and the hybrids.kykel09 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:56 pmYes, both Tetramorium and Solenopsis Invicta are fully claustral. Is the ant black or dark red. That's honestly going to be the biggest telltale. Solenopsis Invicta are red with black tipped gasters. But honestly, I would trust Batspiderfish. They are far more experienced at identifying species than I am.
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.
Re: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
This post is repeatedly shattering my reality...TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:02 pmI find that some subspecies of S. Invicta are actually are more black than red especially the polygynus queens and the hybrids.kykel09 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:56 pmYes, both Tetramorium and Solenopsis Invicta are fully claustral. Is the ant black or dark red. That's honestly going to be the biggest telltale. Solenopsis Invicta are red with black tipped gasters. But honestly, I would trust Batspiderfish. They are far more experienced at identifying species than I am.
Charlottesville, VA GAN Farmer
Seller of 3D Printed Nests
Owns:
Camponotus nearcticus
Camponotus castaneous
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Phiedole bicarinata
Tetramorium immigrans
Forelius pruinosis
Seller of 3D Printed Nests
Owns:
Camponotus nearcticus
Camponotus castaneous
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Phiedole bicarinata
Tetramorium immigrans
Forelius pruinosis
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Re: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
Solenopsis invicta generally have a red-brown head and mesosoma, with a mostly dark gaster. I think she looks so dark in one of the images because of the photograph itself. Tetramorium has coarse rugae (wrinkles) over it's head and much of its body that make it less shiny.
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