Hi Girls & Guys,
I need your help with identifying this queen ants:
- https://ibb.co/gQr3kT
- https://ibb.co/gyXLX8
I have caught 3 queen ants about 4 weeks ago. At first i thought they are bigger Lasius Niger Queens, however now i am sure they aren't . The eggs that you see are 4 weeks old (that is the fact that surprised me the most and convinced me they aren't Lasius).
I have caught also 4 Tetramorium queens in the same day, the same day they had eggs, that aren't even half as developed as this are.
The region is Bucharest - Romania - Europe .
As for the dimensions, about 12mm, bigger then a Lasius, smaller than the Messor, about the same as the Camponatus.
Sorry for the picture quality, unfortunately i can't do better.
Can you please help me identifying the species?
Thanks!
Help with queen ant
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Re: Help with queen ant
Hi,
I have found some pic's from the day i caught her, on 31th of May, so 25 days ago:
https://ibb.co/jUvQZo
https://ibb.co/eROeuo
https://ibb.co/dgkg78
https://ibb.co/nQrzuo
I hope this are better.
P.S.: After searching the web the closest queen that i could find is Camponotus barbaricus.
Can this be the one?
I have found some pic's from the day i caught her, on 31th of May, so 25 days ago:
https://ibb.co/jUvQZo
https://ibb.co/eROeuo
https://ibb.co/dgkg78
https://ibb.co/nQrzuo
I hope this are better.
P.S.: After searching the web the closest queen that i could find is Camponotus barbaricus.
Can this be the one?
Re: Help with queen ant
I am still waiting for the first workers to appear, maybe this way i can figure better which species this is .
Re: Help with queen ant
Hi Everybody,
So, the first workers have arrived, however i still don't know the species:
https://ibb.co/fhsf2J
https://ibb.co/fRqYNJ
https://ibb.co/gcVdpy
Can anybody help me?
Thanks!
So, the first workers have arrived, however i still don't know the species:
https://ibb.co/fhsf2J
https://ibb.co/fRqYNJ
https://ibb.co/gcVdpy
Can anybody help me?
Thanks!
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Re: Help with queen ant
They are Lasius sp. but these cannot be identified further without seeing the hair coverage on the antennae and the teeth on the mandibles.
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