I live in Orland Park in Illinois and just a few days ago i caught 4 queens, all with wings, But i can't figure out what ant species they are. Here are the images:
Thanks for any help and tell me if you need something else!
Queen Ant ID (Illinois)
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Queen Ant ID (Illinois)
Keeping:
Camponotus nearcticus (15 workers)
Crematogaster cerasi (3 workers)
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva x1
Lasius Niger x1
Unknown x4
Camponotus nearcticus (15 workers)
Crematogaster cerasi (3 workers)
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva x1
Lasius Niger x1
Unknown x4
Re: Queen Ant ID (Illinois)
New and improved pictures:
Also i think she has 1 petiole node that looks like a spike as can be blurrily seen on the second and last photos.
Also i think she has 1 petiole node that looks like a spike as can be blurrily seen on the second and last photos.
Keeping:
Camponotus nearcticus (15 workers)
Crematogaster cerasi (3 workers)
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva x1
Lasius Niger x1
Unknown x4
Camponotus nearcticus (15 workers)
Crematogaster cerasi (3 workers)
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva x1
Lasius Niger x1
Unknown x4
Re: Queen Ant ID (Illinois)
she kind of looks like camponotus species but, she does not look big enough
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Re: Queen Ant ID (Illinois)
well the ruler is in cm so she would be around 15 mm
Keeping:
Camponotus nearcticus (15 workers)
Crematogaster cerasi (3 workers)
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva x1
Lasius Niger x1
Unknown x4
Camponotus nearcticus (15 workers)
Crematogaster cerasi (3 workers)
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva x1
Lasius Niger x1
Unknown x4
Re: Queen Ant ID (Illinois)
do you include antenna length for identifying cause i would say she is camponotus pennsylvanicus
Some of My Informative Sheets
https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=19099
Includes :
https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=19099
Includes :
- Ant Care Sheets
Queen Hunting
How To Identify Ants
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