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It's fine, I just caught a Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen and she already has a brood pile

(July 29, 2022) Knowing she is most likely parasitic, I will give her one more day and then I will release her. I was really hoping to have a queen, but I guess it was a failed attempt

(July 28, 2022) Still no eggs yet, but she seems to like the setup. She isn't tearing at the cotton, and she isn't running around trying to get out. Likely Lasius Subumbratus, but not certain. I'll update in a week/next time I check on her

Her gaster seems shorter than that, but maybe it's because she hasn't laid eggs yet. Your probably right

I got the images working, look at this beautiful queen
https://i.im.ge/2022/07/28/F9myGF.jpg
https://i.im.ge/2022/07/28/F9mY18.jpg
https://i.im.ge/2022/07/28/F9m8XY.jpg
Sorry if the lighting is bad, took it in a room with warm lights

I just got some images of her but my computer's being weird and not letting me post because the files are too big

I have no idea what species it is, I searched "Small orange queen ant with red thorax in Ontario" and nothing matched. S. Carolinensis looked similar, but not an exact match. I'll try to get a good pic of her

(July 27, 2022) I was just out walking around the block, test tube in hand, looking for pavement ant queens. Then, something catches my eye. A beautiful golden ant, rushing along the pavement. As I bent down to examine it (me never having seen this species before), I realize it's a queen! I quickly ...

Thank you for the tip, I'll definitely get out tomorrow morning and lift some

Ok, so I've been trying to find Tetramorium Immigrans queens for a while now. I have a pool, and I would've taken some from the pool, but there is a nest right in my yard so I thought they may have been infertile. Now it's late July and they've stopped landing in my pool. Am I too late?