Queen ant?
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Queen ant?
I caught this ant the other day, and I'm not entirely sure if it is a queen or not. It appears to be camponotus but I'm not sure. Here are some pictures and a video I have of her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33r7UNDKH2I\
http://imgur.com/vhN9Xe2
http://i.imgur.com/D5dlVE8.png
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33r7UNDKH2I\
http://imgur.com/vhN9Xe2
http://i.imgur.com/D5dlVE8.png
Re: Queen ant?
It looks like *camponotus* but we will need better photos and measurements.
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- Aquaexploder
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Re: Queen ant?
Looks like a Camponotus queen to me, but as Jackpayne said we would need measurements and better pictures to be more specific.
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Re: ID Request
Fully-Claustral, Depending On Its Head Shape, Could Be Colobopsis / Camponotus.
We Need Better Images, And Measurements As Well.
We Need Better Images, And Measurements As Well.
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Re: Queen ant?
I've got measurements!! She is about 1.3 centimeters and I have more pictures hopefully these help you guys.
http://i.imgur.com/IG2WhaZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6zuwo41.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9gQZfGs.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/opwitTE.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3m4keBQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/IG2WhaZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6zuwo41.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9gQZfGs.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/opwitTE.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3m4keBQ.jpg
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Re: Queen ant?
These pictures are almost identical? And if you use the button to put image brackets around those links, we won't have to copy-paste each one into our search bar.
At the smaller size, she is likely to be Camponotus nearcticus or C. caryae, unless she is a smaller C. pennsylvanicus, but we'd need a clear view of the head to sort that out.
At the smaller size, she is likely to be Camponotus nearcticus or C. caryae, unless she is a smaller C. pennsylvanicus, but we'd need a clear view of the head to sort that out.
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Re: Queen ant?
Thank you for the feedback, after more research it appears that it is a camponotus nearcticus. So thank you guys. I took the head shape and size into account and she matches them perfectly.
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Re: Queen ant?
You do need to make sure she has a clypeal notch and no hairs on her cheeks to be sure.
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Re: Queen ant?
Yeah, I took another look. She does not have hair on her cheeks. Oh and also do you know the egg to worker time with Nearcticus? 2 Months??
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