After waiting a while I finally got a major coming out. Clip https://youtu.be/Q-28CGH8p8c?si=fEqgaFnrTrVg8Y2A
after storm with huge hail
Possibly most eastern haem
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus very auspicious very red beautiful ant color reminds me of comforting china flag
Underneath bark of a rotting log
I've seen ants like this in hollow stems of alligatorweed where either the alligatorweed flea beetle pupae or the stem borer moth larvae or pupae have left frass.
Collection of litter and soil subjected to winkler extractor.
Big fat snout, dark color, teeth running the full length of mandibles from tip to base