{"id":602,"date":"2024-09-25T17:38:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T21:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/?p=602"},"modified":"2024-10-10T09:59:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:59:03","slug":"pheidole-flavens-orangey-townie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/2024\/09\/25\/pheidole-flavens-orangey-townie\/","title":{"rendered":"Pheidole bilimeki: Orangey Townie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea4b20a760c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea4b20a760c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"765\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1203.jpg\" alt=\"Pheidole bilimeki soldier working on cookie bait.\" class=\"wp-image-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1203.jpg 994w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1203-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1203-768x591.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pheidole bilimeki<\/em> soldier working on cookie bait<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thanks to Doug Booher for suggestion as to species.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found a tiny (soldiers 2 mm length) <em>Pheidole<\/em> species living in the greened middle islands of a central Florida town&#8217;s downtown, and at first I thought it was <em>Pheidole parva<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But after looking at macro shots of the workers and soldiers, I had to admit that they were not that species, and I tentatively noted it down as another imported invasive, the equally tiny <em>Pheidole bilimeki<\/em>. When I had been looking at them in situ, the coloration of their bodies did tip me off, as they seemed a bit too orangey in color for the darker colored <em>P. parva<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The colonies of this species are probably small, and the soldiers seemed quite timid, although they managed to capture a fast moving <em>Pheidole obscurithorax<\/em> minor that had strayed too close to the cookie bait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea4b20a7be7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea4b20a7be7\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"611\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1235.jpg\" alt=\"Pheidole bilimeki capture an intruding Pheidole obscurithorax minor worker.\" class=\"wp-image-604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1235.jpg 900w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1235-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1235-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pheidole bilimeki <\/em>capture an intruding Pheidole obscurithorax minor worker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The interesting thing is that my readings say that this species makes its home in more natural settings, but I found several colonies in the middle of a downtown, so either I have uncovered some new behavior or I misidentified the specimens.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea4b20a8057&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea4b20a8057\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"792\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1196.jpg\" alt=\"Pheidole bilimeki minor.\" class=\"wp-image-608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1196.jpg 900w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1196-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_1196-768x676.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pheidole bilimeki<\/em> minor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Doug Booher for suggestion as to species. I found a tiny (soldiers 2 mm length) Pheidole species living in the greened middle islands of a central Florida town&#8217;s downtown, and at first I thought it was Pheidole parva. But after looking at macro shots of the workers and soldiers, I had to admit&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,19,6],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-macrophotography","category-observations","category-species-observations","tag-pheidole-bilimeki"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":641,"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602\/revisions\/641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}