Identifying First Queen Ant

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Achaemenid4Life
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Identifying First Queen Ant

Post: # 38251Post Achaemenid4Life
Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:42 am

Hello all! I caught my first queen ant a few weeks ago, and it recently started laying eggs. In all the excitement, I forgot to identify my queen! :D Do any of you know what species, or at least genus, she is?

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Re: Identifying First Queen Ant

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Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:58 am

Oops! I don't know what is wrong, but my attachments are not sending so I will send them later.

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Re: Identifying First Queen Ant

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Tue Jun 19, 2018 10:03 am

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Re: Identifying First Queen Ant

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Tue Jun 19, 2018 10:22 am

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Re: Identifying First Queen Ant

Post: # 38277Post Batspiderfish
Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:09 pm

That's just the file name. A link would have to be the address of the file, which is easy to provide if you upload to an image hosting site like flickr or imgur.
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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Re: Identifying First Queen Ant

Post: # 38310Post Achaemenid4Life
Tue Jun 19, 2018 6:55 pm

Thank you I will do that now.

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Re: Identifying First Queen Ant

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Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:05 pm

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Re: Identifying First Queen Ant

Post: # 38317Post Batspiderfish
Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:57 pm

Kinda looks like Solenopsis invicta, but hard to tell from the one picture. Lighting helps to retain some of that detail.
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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