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Florida Ant - Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
Copyright © 2008 Odin Toness

Florida Ant - Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
Niceville, Florida, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
June 18, 2008
Is dark alate ant a queen of the same species as the pursuing ant? Or a male?
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Contributed by Odin Toness on 20 June, 2008 - 11:07am
Last updated 10 February, 2010 - 8:25pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 February, 2010 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

Dark alate ant is a male
But nonetheless the same species as the worker, I think, i.e. the Attine Trachymyrmex septentrionalis.
… Richard Vernier, 20 June, 2008 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

 
And
what would the queen look like? Thanks for your help.
… Odin Toness, 20 June, 2008 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

 
The queen would look much like a big worker
Except for the wings (which she looses after mating), the slightly larger eyes, the shape of her thorax, the proportionately larger abdomen and the presence of three ocellae on her head.
… Richard Vernier, 21 June, 2008 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

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