First photo was taken under a dissecting scope - all ants came from the column of ants pictured in the second photo (still from a video). There was a massive column of these ants and many were carrying eggs. The ants had dark heads and reddish bodies, and it appears that they are slightly different sizes.
Messed up the exposure on the developing young. But it's still a cool pic.
I went back to the same spot as the previous observation but brought a flashlight this time for better lighting @arman_ @insectobserver123 @oiledolives
Army Ant on my shoe
Collecting black sage flowers
unsure if its Solenopsis but this 3mm Queen is founding atm and lets hope she can get past that step
unsure if its Solenopsis but this 3mm Queen is founding atm and lets hope she can get past that step