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I got in touch with James Trager (taxonomist) and he says "The queen is definitely Formica podzolica, a close but more northern and western relative of F. subsericea."

Very nice!

So, I caught a new queen yesterday and am wondering how to best found her colony. Is she like crematogaster in that she just needs to be left alone in the dark for a while? Do I need to feed her every so often? If so, just sugary stuff or should it also be protein sources? Is this species easy to c...

90% sure solenopsis Invicta Alright, I'm not sure who to tell between S. invicta and S. geminata . Lol, i just saw this https://photos.app.goo.gl/EMkuRtor2yh3cxin9 years ago and it has been stuck in my mind forever. Geminata have more square head with black mandibles and invicta have red mandibles ...

Antloverhuman wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:17 am

90% sure solenopsis Invicta

Alright, I'm not sure who to tell between S. invicta and S. geminata.

AntsIdaho wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:10 am

I know, she looks identical to my F. subsericea queen. If a taxonomist would be able to verify, then perhaps antmaps would add them to your state.

Where would I find a Taxonomist?

I know one, I could ask him to look at this if you want.

Oh, I see that now. I would say a closely related species from the fusca group of the genus Formica . I still think she is Formica Subsericea despite antmaps.org. The Idaho fish and game lists them as a native species. She just looks so much like one. I know, she looks identical to my F. subsericea...

seadawg84 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:55 am

antperson24,

Based on your thoughts that this is a camponotus species, I looked up the different camponotus species in Indiana. Do you think it could be Camponotus Nearcticus?

Yes, I do believe that is the most fitting species.

Size: 10-11mm When: Approximately 3:25pm EST on the 6th of June 2023 Where: Backyard near a partially forested area in a town in Northern Indiana Appearance: Black with four silvery thin stripes on the abdomen, and a single peteol. Behaviour: She went to the cotton stopping up the water and sat the...

I have a Ponera species that I had suspected are Ponera Pennsylvanica. Recently workers have been eclosing and I've noticed that the queen no longer leaves the nest site, just the workers. Also, the workers are noticeable smaller than her (which is not supposed to be the case with them) and they ar...