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queen 2 is trying to break out of her test tube. She went through a 3 hour drive, so maybe this is normal behavior? This is something that Camponotus seem to do more often than others. I've had luck putting a little organic honey on the dry cotton side, or a small drop on a piece of wax paper or fo...

1 definitely looks like Tetramorium.

2 is Camponotus.

Can't tell which without some more light. How large are they both?

Nice!

She looks fertile this time, congrats!

Don't know what that second one is, reminds me of a Prenolepis Imparis worker though. I'll keep checking back till someone can name it, she looks interesting.

Will probably need a closer /clearer shot and a size to identify.

The workers shape stands out to me, they're proportionally long. Almost looks like Aphaenogaster based on color and silhouette of workers alone.

Size and location fits Camponotus Pennsylvanicus . The best thing to do would be to release her if she isn't fertilized but it's hard to tell if a queen is or not. They don't always rip their wings off and don't always bloat up right away. Mine didn't have wings but wasn't bloated. After a 3 weeks s...

Looks like C. Pennsylvanicus . How big is she? It is a queen for sure, even if it isn't Camponotus. I'd guess she isn't fertile, I'd expect her abdomen to be more bloated. The bulk of C. Pennsylvanicus fly in June, there's a possibility that she never found a male, specially if she flew late. You co...

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I don't know if your pictures show the measurement but you should include that as well.

Not too sure myself, I haven't found anything but carpenters and acorn ants. Compared to both of these species that seems like a lot. Maybe it was referring to a year or two in? C. Pennsylvanicus supposedly have explosive growth after a few years from hundreds to thousands.

Nice!

Noted for future instances of this, heard it helped to have a digging medium with this species. Now if only I could find a queen. I've heard they have explosive growth, I'll have to try again next year.