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Wow that's a great find! Pretty sure she's of the Neoponera genus, probably Neoponera villosa. I'm not familiar with care of this genus although I know they are polygenous and have a powerful sting. I can guess they are also semi claustral by their looks like you said. Just leave her in the dark und...

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Yes, that is Camponotus pennsylvanicus aka Eastern Black Carpenter ant. It's a worker though.

So I read above that Formica aren't supposed to lay eggs until after the winter? Well so far one of them has layed a couple. Is that egg laying rule a 100% thing or just what generally happens? Hmm interesting. My Formica queens will stop laying eggs typically around early August although it might ...

ameablable wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:13 am

Phoenix wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:33 pm

Formica Spp.

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:17 am

This is Formica sp.

Okay!
Sorry @perkdawg, but I'm going to trust the majority in this one.

Haha maybe I should have trusted my first impulse. Sorry for the confusion. Batspiderfish is definitely the more trustable source for this info anyway. Good luck!

Yep, they are most definitely of the Formica genus, more specifically the Formica fusca species group. Species in this group are very difficult to distinguish, and only small differences separate the species. From what I see though, they most likely are Formica fusca, but there's still a possibilit...

Certainly Formica, more specifically of the Formica fusca species group. For the species, they are likely Formica fusca, but could also be another very similar species of the same group such as Formica podzolica or Formica argentea for example. Formica ants of the Formica fusca species group are ful...

Yep, they are most definitely of the Formica genus, more specifically the Formica fusca species group. Species in this group are very difficult to distinguish, and only small differences separate the species. From what I see though, they most likely are Formica fusca, but there's still a possibility...

Febuary is very early for nuptual flights. Prenolepis and Dorymyrmex ants are the only North American ants to commonly have nuptual flights that early. As Dearth said they could be some species of wasp, as male ants and wasps are often difficult to distinguish. With this said, however, you did say y...

Wow beautiful queen! She's definitely Camponotus, and I'm pretty sure her species is Camponotus semitestaceus. This does need confimation though. Camponotus ants are fully claustral, so she won't need food until her first workers arive. It is quite late in the season, and she might lay eggs but they...