Did I Catch My First Queen?

Help with identifying the species your ants

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Semnae
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Did I Catch My First Queen?

Post: # 41741Post Semnae
Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:25 pm

Hello AntsCanada! I love the show, and it inspired me to buy a small ant farm. So, I'm hoping I've caught my first queen ant, but I'm not sure. It's beautiful! After catching it, I started looking online to see if I could find a picture of something that resembled it so I could maybe identify it, but no luck there. A picture of what I caught is linked below. It was caught in Tyler, Texas. It's about 11x4 mm.

https://ibb.co/c5Sdod

TheRealAntMan
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Re: Did I Catch My First Queen?

Post: # 41745Post TheRealAntMan
Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:20 pm

Unfortunately, this is not an ant this is a Dasymutilla sp., which is a type solitary wasp
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.

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CashTheEntomoligist
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Re: Did I Catch My First Queen?

Post: # 41746Post CashTheEntomoligist
Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:33 pm

A Velvet Ant Not An Ant More Of A Wingless Wasp Also A Sting From These ARE PAINFULL!!!!
Keeper Of: Pogonomyrmex barbatus Queen 2x
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr Queen 2x
Dorymyrmex Queen 2x
Dream Species: Pheidole Spp. (Big Headed Ant)

Semnae
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Re: Did I Catch My First Queen?

Post: # 41749Post Semnae
Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:54 pm

I feared as much. I've seen velvet ants around here before, but they are usually larger and lack yellow. This must be a different species from the velvet ants I'm familiar with. Thanks for the help! It's dry, over 100 degrees outside, and late in the season, so I figured finding a queen might be difficult. I'm not ready to give up yet though!

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