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One lonely Mexican Twig Ant (?) foraging on a Passion Vine Flower. - Pseudomyrmex gracilis

One lonely Mexican Twig Ant (?) foraging on a Passion Vine Flower. - Pseudomyrmex gracilis
McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
April 24, 2015
Size: 12 mm
One lonely Mexican Twig Ant (?) foraging on a Passion Vine Flower. Is this possibly a new queen who has yet to rear workers? How does a novice differentiate between an Elongate Twig Ant and a Mexican Twig Ant? Or is this something else? Thank you.

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One lonely Mexican Twig Ant (?) foraging on a Passion Vine Flower. - Pseudomyrmex gracilis One lonely Mexican Twig Ant (?) foraging on a Passion Vine Flower. - Pseudomyrmex gracilis One lonely Mexican Twig Ant (?) foraging on a Passion Vine Flower. - Pseudomyrmex gracilis

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