Species Identification Requested!!!

[CamponotusGuy]

Hi, I caught a queen ant from my backyard but I don't recognize the species. It was found in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at 12. The queen was black and about 8 mm long. I suspect that it is a Silky Field Ant (Formica subsericea) but I don't know if I am right or not. Sorry but I currently cannot provide a picture of it because I am scared that I might stress it out. Please do comment on this thread if you think you have an answer to my question, thank you!

[AM1C39]

It would be hard to identifie your queen without a photo. Taking a photo or two would scare your queen but she would be fine. You can then upload the image to imugr and copy paste the link here.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Hi, I caught a queen ant from my backyard but I don't recognize the species. It was found in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at 12. The queen was black and about 8 mm long. I suspect that it is a Silky Field Ant (Formica subsericea) but I don't know if I am right or not. Sorry but I currently cannot provide a picture of it because I am scared that I might stress it out. Please do comment on this thread if you think you have an answer to my question, thank you!

Formica subsericea queens are usually about 10mm or 12mm, and yes, I do have a colony so this is not based on other people.