hey all,
pics first:
hope they'll do, i know they're not great - but can't seem to get them any better with my current equipment.
okay so: i found this in grass in an open area around some houses. as mentioned in the title - in western europe, austria.
it's 7mm in length. i find it relatively small for a queen, but i've seen it break off its wings, so it is a queen.
except for the outer most part of its legs, it's completely black. legs are brown/reddish.
it's shiny and doesn't seem to have any hair.
between the thorax and the gastor there's a thorn of sorts. can't seem to get the angle right, it's always occluded by a leg.
thanks in advance for any help!
queen identification, found in europe, 6/2/19
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Re: queen identification, found in europe, 6/2/19
Definitely a parasitic species, but not too sure on the genus. Reminds me of Camponotus of some sort.ruairiui wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:11 amhey all,
pics first:
hope they'll do, i know they're not great - but can't seem to get them any better with my current equipment.
okay so: i found this in grass in an open area around some houses. as mentioned in the title - in western europe, austria.
it's 7mm in length. i find it relatively small for a queen, but i've seen it break off its wings, so it is a queen.
except for the outer most part of its legs, it's completely black. legs are brown/reddish.
it's shiny and doesn't seem to have any hair.
between the thorax and the gastor there's a thorn of sorts. can't seem to get the angle right, it's always occluded by a leg.
thanks in advance for any help!
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