Queen IDs, Colorado

[darkcrest]

All queens where found in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Queen One, Found July 2nd. 11mm Album Link http://imgur.com/a/KBnYg


Queen Two, Found July 3rd. 9-10mm Album Link http://imgur.com/a/n6lR3


Queen Three, Found July 5th. 6-7mm Album Link http://imgur.com/a/BFgIr


Queen Four, Found July 5th. 6-7mm Album Link http://imgur.com/a/5r97Y


Queen Six, Found July 9th. 6-7mm Album Link http://imgur.com/a/HYF3l


Queen Seven, Found July 9th. 6-7mm Album Link http://imgur.com/a/9NOgj


Thank you all for your time.

[ACaseoftheMondays]

1 and 2= don't know
3 and 4= Tetramorium
5= Ethereal
6 and 7= Pogonomyrmex.

These are my amateur opinions, please wait for other ideas. Also, lengths would be tremendously helpful.

[darkcrest]

Thanks for taking a look, and yes poor Queen Five died.

[ACaseoftheMondays]

R.I.A.P.

[darkcrest]

Sorry I missed your comment about lengths. They are in the post but kind of hidden. The are listed between the album link and date of capture. I don't seem able to edit the post anymore so I'll re-post them below.
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Queen 1 is 11mm.
Queen 2 is 9-10mm
Queen 3-7 are 6-7mm.

[ACaseoftheMondays]

Oh, sorry i missed that. Congrats on the great haul, though. The big ones are most likely Camponotos, possibly Formica, but I'm not too familiar with either. Also, keep in mind that some species of Pogonomyrmex require semi-claustral setups, and some don't. My best guess would be that both of yours are P. Occidentalis, which are, in fact, semi-claustral.

[Kibs76]

one and two could be some form of formica??? not sure far from specialist

[darkcrest]

Thanks for your help guys. I moved the Pogonomyrmex to small bins with seeds, sugar water, dab of honey and a grasshopper leg each.