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Ant Alate - Pheidole obscurithorax
Copyright © 2011 Jordan Gesell

Ant Alate - Pheidole obscurithorax
Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA
June 8, 2011
Size: 6-10 mm
Just wanted to know the gender and the term used to describe it. Is it a female because it's still alive after losing its wings and is it still called an alate after losing its wings?
Contributed by Jordan Gesell on 9 June, 2011 - 3:12pm
Last updated 18 June, 2011 - 12:04pm

Moved
A South American species, now established in Gulf Coast states from Florida to Mississippi.

@ Jody -- Correct spelling is Myrmicinae.
… James C. Trager, 18 June, 2011 - 12:04pm

 
Cool, thanks.
I knew there was something weird about it. I had never seen an ant quite like it.
… Jordan Gesell, 19 June, 2011 - 9:02pm

Queen (female) ant. I think t
Queen (female) ant. I think the correct term for this one is 'dealate' as it has lost its wings. It's something in myrmecinae, perhaps a Pogonomyrmex or Pheidole, but I don't know queens very well. A better size estimate would help (me at least)
… J. Anderson, 9 June, 2011 - 7:13pm

 
Looking at a tape measure right now;
I suppose it was about 9mm. Sorry, I'm still getting used to the metric system.
… Jordan Gesell, 9 June, 2011 - 9:13pm

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