Can you ID this queen, please?
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Can you ID this queen, please?
Just found her. I'm stoked, but I have no idea what kind she is. I'm hoping tetramorium, but she seems big for that species (my uniformed newby opinion here).
Found on a sidewalk around the edge in the grass.
About 1 cm long. She's in an AntsCanada test tube in the pic, if that's a reference for you.
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Evening time.
All black.
Beautiful!!!!
Found on a sidewalk around the edge in the grass.
About 1 cm long. She's in an AntsCanada test tube in the pic, if that's a reference for you.
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Evening time.
All black.
Beautiful!!!!
Re: Can you ID this queen, please?
I think now she is lasius niger. A good pet ant? I have four camponotus broods on the go in test tubes now.
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Re: Can you ID this queen, please?
I can't see any of the pictures because of Photobucket shenanigans, but Lasius niger are hardly ever found in North America. If this is Lasius, then L. alienus would be the most likely. These generally do not reach 10mm in size, so I am guessing that this is a Formica queen. No telling without seeing the images.
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.
Re: Can you ID this queen, please?
http://imgur.com/a/IxSyd
http://imgur.com/6otwtSZ
http://imgur.com/ydcMEcy
http://imgur.com/ItdpO29
http://imgur.com/MVSuh8Y
Batspiderfish, I'm hopping over to the ants myrmecology forums. I think you're on there too. Not enough action here. Thanks for your help. I'm the same name over there as well.
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Re: Can you ID this queen, please?
Kudos to Phoenix for making IDs of foreign ants, but this is a Formica queen.
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.
Re: Can you ID this queen, please?
Thanks; Still Trying To Brush Up My Skills On Foreign Ants.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:12 pmKudos to Phoenix for making IDs of foreign ants, but this is a Formica queen.
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Re: Can you ID this queen, please?
Formica queens, to me, sorta look like a Lasius and Camponotus hybrid.Phoenix wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:07 amThanks; Still Trying To Brush Up My Skills On Foreign Ants.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:12 pmKudos to Phoenix for making IDs of foreign ants, but this is a Formica queen.
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
Re: Can you ID this queen, please?
Appreciate the id. I owe you one.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:12 pmKudos to Phoenix for making IDs of foreign ants, but this is a Formica queen.
Thanks,
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