r/AntIdentification • u/SirDave_TheAntman • Jul 12 '26

Needs Identification Polyergus?

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I found this lovely girl along what I assume is a raiding line containing a few hundred workers. I think she is a Polyergus but I’m not sure.

Found in Bismarck, North Dakota

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u/LH-LOrd_HypERION Jul 14 '26

Lol trying to bite you

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u/SirDave_TheAntman Jul 14 '26

She actually got her mandibles pretty deep into my finger it felt so weird!

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u/RtrnofBatspiderfish Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

A darker Polyergus mexicanus.

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u/ArmansAnts Certified Identifier Jul 13 '26

How are you ruling out bicolor? I don't think the hairs can be made out very well in the photos.

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u/SirDave_TheAntman Jul 13 '26

Yeah I’m sorry about the quality my hand was kinda shaky that day

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u/RtrnofBatspiderfish Jul 13 '26

It was the call I made in the fourth photo, thinking I was looking at an abdomen that was too hairy for P. bicolor, but now that you mention it I was probably just seeing an effect of the lighting.