New antkeeper, had to dig up my own colony. PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY

[PRW3ants]

I caught the queen and workers 2 or 3 days ago. The were in a nest with a couple hundred. I basically moved the queen the worker and all the brood into my enclosure. So october in arkansas.

[idahoantgirl]

Lasius Niger,Lasius Allienus,Or Something Involving Monomorium

There is absolutely positively no way you can narrow it down that far without pics.

He Describe's Them As Being "Black,Small,And Glossy"

Yeah.... but There are a lot more species that are black small and glossy....I always wait for pics before making guesses. Beginners will often try to do research on their own and make a false identification. But it's fine ot help them narrow down I guess

[PRW3ants]

I tried t upload pictures last night but it won't let me attach them to the post. Says the file is to big.

[PRW3ants]

There is absolutely positively no way you can narrow it down that far without pics.

He Describe's Them As Being "Black,Small,And Glossy"

Yeah.... but There are a lot more species that are black small and glossy....I always wait for pics before making guesses. Beginners will often try to do research on their own and make a false identification. But it's fine ot help them narrow down I guess

[PTasker15]

I tried t upload pictures last night but it won't let me attach them to the post!Says the file is to big.

Can You Crop It?

[PRW3ants]

It's the website, we don't store photos here. So I put links in a new post for them.

[antnest8]

I don't know if anyone is still reading this but...

http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=162