Queen ID please

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invjang
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Queen ID please

Post: # 23438Post invjang
Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:23 pm

I caught this today (June 22, 2017) at Chicago Downtown while I was walking along the riverside pedestrian trail.
The size of this queen ant is approximately 1 cm.
Here are the pictures:

https://goo.gl/photos/KBQmrBRn9aSMPr667
A keeper of
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Formica sp.

Rafiredog

Re: Queen ID please

Post: # 23441Post Rafiredog
Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:48 pm

pictures are very nice :) bare with me here as I am new at trying to ID ants but I would say she is Camponotus cf sp But we shall see what the other more experienced ant keepers say. Good find!

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Aquaexploder
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Re: Queen ID please

Post: # 23443Post Aquaexploder
Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:07 pm

Rafiredog wrote:
Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:48 pm
pictures are very nice :) bare with me here as I am new at trying to ID ants but I would say she is Camponotus cf sp But we shall see what the other more experienced ant keepers say. Good find!
This is not Camponotus because their is a postpetiole. This is Tetramorium E. sp. Congrats on the catch!
Founding:

Crematogaster (2X)

Lasius Neoniger (2X)

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invjang
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Re: Queen ID please

Post: # 23473Post invjang
Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:07 am

Thank you so much for help, both of you.
A keeper of
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Formica sp.

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Aquaexploder
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Re: Queen ID please

Post: # 23484Post Aquaexploder
Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:26 pm

Happy to help :D
Founding:

Crematogaster (2X)

Lasius Neoniger (2X)

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