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Yep, that be a species of Crematogaster. Easy to tell with that bum she has lol.

That's the queen's cohort. What do you mean exactly? A cohort is a group of individuals with something in common, so the cohort to an ant queen is a group of workers which constantly pamper and attend to her. When the queen is significantly larger than her workers, they walk all over her. I'm think...

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:52 pm

idahoantgirl wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 22, 2017 1:35 pm

wait... have you mixed colonies? Why are the red ants attacking the black queen?

That's the queen's cohort.

What do you mean exactly?

Also, try to post in the right thread. There is one specifically for IDing.

Lasius interjectus . They are the only North American Lasius which fly this early in the year (not to be confused with dealate queens from the previous fall). Boom, there's the link: http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/ You are the...

Can someone help ID this queen?....

Right now you will just want to keep her in a test tube for a good while until she has a few workers. 10 - 20 is normally a good number of workers but also depending on the size of your species. Making a grout nest is a pretty cheap way to go. There's many different options you have. Just Google the...

Hard to tell with her wings in the way. I have a really good magnifying glass so I'll give her a look over when I get around her in a few.

Phoenix wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:23 am

Probably, Lasius Umbratus.

I was thinking Lasius interjectus. Look pretty much identical but yea, I could be wrong.

Aquaexploder wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 21, 2017 5:16 am

To be more specific I would say Camponotus Castaneus.

They are to small to be Camponotus Castaneus.