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Ant - Solenopsis
Copyright © 2009 Perry Babin

Ant - Solenopsis
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA
March 4, 2009
The link below containes images of another male and key parts of another that I believe to be invicta.

Click HERE.

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Contributed by Perry Babin on 4 March, 2009 - 8:38pm
Last updated 7 March, 2009 - 5:00pm

Ant
Prenolepis imparis male? or more likely Solenopsis species.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 4 March, 2009 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
This one is most likely to be a Fire Ant male. A member of the Myrmicinae anyway, while Prenolepis is a true-born Formicinae.
… Richard Vernier, 5 March, 2009 - 7:19am login or register to post comments

 
I have a few other photos. What angle would be the most useful for identification?
… Perry Babin, 5 March, 2009 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

 
I think this set of pics should be already enough...
for any North-American expert to identify this guy at least at the genus level (I ignore whether S. invicta and S. xyloni males can be told apart from pictures alone).
This one pic is especially good, although wings are somewhat concealing the postpetiolus region.
… Richard Vernier, 5 March, 2009 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

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