Queen ant ID plz help
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Queen ant ID plz help
[/URL2]Hello I just caught a queen in mid August in central Ohio and I was wondering if some one can identify her she is roughly 1 cm long and is all black
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Re: Queen ant ID plz help
You need to upload to an image hosting site and link to it here (preferably with the IMG brackets, to embed it in the post).
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Re: Queen ant ID plz help
here are the Imgur links to the photos of my queen ant please get back to me soon thank you
https://i.imgur.com/N4aw1ig.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TOqeJoh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/N4aw1ig.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TOqeJoh.jpg
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Re: Queen ant ID plz help
Formica sp.
My colonies :
lasius niger x3
formica cunicularia
tetramorium sp x2
myrmica sp (founding)
My dream species -- Polyergus rufescens
lasius niger x3
formica cunicularia
tetramorium sp x2
myrmica sp (founding)
My dream species -- Polyergus rufescens
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Re: Queen ant ID plz help
If the antennal scapes are longer than the length of the head (excluding the mandibles), then that would make this Formica subsericea. Close second might be F. argentea, if the antennal scapes only reach the top of the head. If the scapes are shorter than the head, then F. podzolica. These are the three eastern, fusca-group Formica spp. with silvery pubescence on at least the first three gastral tergites.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
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