Hi! I found a queen today, August 18 around 6:30 P.M.
Toledo, Ohio, United States
I had given up on finding a queen and this year and I stumbled upon her on the way out of the mall, my parents were so embarrassed at me picking her up from the sidewalk. I took her home and they wouldn’t take me to go get test tubes so I put her in a germ-x bottle I cleaned out with soap and water. I think she is a Formica, but I’m not sure, I’m very new and don’t know that much.
She is about 1.5 millimeters in length, maybe a little bit less.
Any guess you might have, and any tips for caring for her would be greatly appreciated!
I tried attaching photos but it says “the board attatchment quota has been reached”
New ant. ID help needed. Toledo, Ohio, United States. 6:30 P.M. August 18. ~1.4 mm
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Re: New ant. ID help needed. Toledo, Ohio, United States. 6:30 P.M. August 18. ~1.4 mm
1.5mm is too small for a queen. Do you mean 1.5cm? (a little over 1/2")
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Re: New ant. ID help needed. Toledo, Ohio, United States. 6:30 P.M. August 18. ~1.4 mm
It doesn't look like Camponotus which are the only ants this far north to become that large, but sometimes it is hard to measure ants when they are in their container. Hard to tell from the pictures, but looks like Formica or Lasius.
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