Small orange ants with eggs and pupae. Under board on very soggy grass. Underside of board caked with wet decomposing plant matter.
(Section 21) I used the active collection (day) method by using a net to catch insects while beating a plant with a stick. I used a white t-shirt to ensure that no insects would drop when I used a wooden stick to hit bushes and trees in my backyard.
Not sure what else it could be.
Nesting under an Iodinebush.
Ant from ground nest
Please don't tell me fire ants are this large now..about 3/4 of an inch in length
These tiny things are in the thief ant “molesta” group. Hard to get a species ID. They have come out to think about flying the last two nights.