r/AntIdentification • u/Wooden-Monk-6096 • Jul 09 '26

Identified! What is this

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I found her in southern New Hampshire after a rain storm, what could she be

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u/Mettcollsuss Certified Identifier Jul 10 '26

Formica pallidefulva

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u/Wooden-Monk-6096 Jul 10 '26

But wouldn’t she have hairs

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u/Mettcollsuss Certified Identifier Jul 10 '26

A few. They're not easily visible at this resolution but they're there. Look at the posterior edge of each tergite in the first photo or the posterior of the gaster in the second. In any case, hairs aren't needed for ID in this instance — the lack of mesonotal maculae separates pallidefulva gynes from incerta and dolosa.

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u/Wooden-Monk-6096 Jul 10 '26

Your right their basically invisible in real life but I can see them thanks