Oregon Queen, 11 mm long

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SamuelMamuel
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Oregon Queen, 11 mm long

Post: # 29922Post SamuelMamuel
Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:23 pm

I found this little lady at work today, August 22. She is about 11 mm long. She is black/ brown wit ha very large gaster and tan-ish rings on it.
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Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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Re: Oregon Queen, 11 mm long

Post: # 29925Post AntsRule
Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:40 pm

Lasius niger, unless there is more brown on her gaster than i can see in the picture.
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Pheidole sp.
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Re: ID Request

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Wed Aug 23, 2017 1:18 am

Don't Think It's Lasius Niger, Gaster Appears Slimmer To Be It.
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Re: Oregon Queen, 11 mm long

Post: # 29956Post Batspiderfish
Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:12 am

Formica sp.
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Re: Oregon Queen, 11 mm long

Post: # 29989Post SamuelMamuel
Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:39 pm

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:12 am
 Formica sp.
Cool. Do you know what species? I need to know if it's parasite or not.
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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Re: Oregon Queen, 11 mm long

Post: # 29993Post Batspiderfish
Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:49 pm

Cannot tell the species from these pictures, but she is not parasitic.
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Re: Oregon Queen, 11 mm long

Post: # 30013Post SamuelMamuel
Wed Aug 23, 2017 6:51 pm

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:49 pm
 Cannot tell the species from these pictures, but she is not parasitic.
Fantastic! Thank you! About how big do Formica get? And do they grow faster than campo?
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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