identification of suspected queen ant

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WestWind237
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identification of suspected queen ant

Post: # 84192Post WestWind237
Mon Oct 18, 2021 4:46 pm

sorry for bad quality will add more photos later

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18SvRZnQz03qqcFNbqoB50Fg4j1Be0_lI/view?usp=sharing
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AntsAntsAnts
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Re: identification of suspected queen ant

Post: # 84207Post AntsAntsAnts
Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:36 am

Can't see very well but it could be a lasius queen.
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)
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SYUTEO
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Re: identification of suspected queen ant

Post: # 84209Post SYUTEO
Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:44 am

Iridomyrmex sp, Lasius aren't found in Wollonggong, Australia.
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WestWind237
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Re: identification of suspected queen ant

Post: # 84225Post WestWind237
Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:02 pm

currently I'm in Leeton and I think it is an argentine ant queen and it's laid its first 2 eggs :D :D :D
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WestWind237
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Re: identification of suspected queen ant

Post: # 84226Post WestWind237
Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:06 pm

can you tell if it is a semi claustral or a claustral queen
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SYUTEO
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Re: identification of suspected queen ant

Post: # 84232Post SYUTEO
Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:13 pm

Fully claustral. All fully claustral queens will have a large thorax, semi claustral queens have much smaller thoraxes and are more similar to workers.
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