Need help identifying an Ant Queen

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draghiasilviu
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Need help identifying an Ant Queen

Post: # 45565Post draghiasilviu
Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:27 am

Hello AC Family, need help identifying this ant queen i have found apox a month ago. She already has 7 workers and I want to know what type of ant she is before I build/buy the specific Formicarium.


https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Oc23ZmeVNn8yboZ469NaK3qYtbsaTq6X
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oKoSDQ4mzO4dvA_zkEUZ3_uKXBGuNGQJ
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1486-C6PVeADucyCDdUex4ZR_MD4RyONY
https://drive.google.com/open?id=10vUc5cMMw7C0pIunbS0WPxg0fiW-ltAv
Thanks

Casualfriday
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Location: Oklahoma

Re: Need help identifying an Ant Queen

Post: # 45579Post Casualfriday
Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:11 am

Need better pics of the workers.
Keeper of:

solenopsis invicta x3
camponotus sp.
dorymyrmex sp.

Thorond0r
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Location: Rhenen, Netherlands

Re: Need help identifying an Ant Queen

Post: # 45598Post Thorond0r
Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:01 pm

I'd say Formica fusca, but not 100% sure on that. What size is the queen?
First year of antkeeping, already enjoying it!

Currently founding:

Lasius niger
Lasius umbratus
Lasius flavus


Still hoping to find a Formica queen.

TheRealAntMan
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Location: Chicago, Illinois

Re: Need help identifying an Ant Queen

Post: # 45609Post TheRealAntMan
Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:21 pm

I agree with Formica Fusca.
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.

draghiasilviu
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Re: Need help identifying an Ant Queen

Post: # 45678Post draghiasilviu
Thu Jul 26, 2018 3:24 am

Casualfriday wrote:
Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:11 am
Need better pics of the workers.

Hello,
This is what I have so far, I will try to take more better ones.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CDinosx6rgcLdGQy1uATu4ncK_w8UlEa
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JC8IUd1J5lrJy0jbf7jJx-ekB6dcXnir
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1anitz3sEZIHR3C6bh8KbpTcHTin3qD-E
Thorond0r wrote:
Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:01 pm
I'd say Formica fusca, but not 100% sure on that. What size is the queen?
The Queen is about 10 mm/ 0.4 inch. I caught her about a month ago on the Bulgarian coast, there where lots of ant queens dead in the water, but she was lucky and landed on my backpack, I was lucky to have some plastic test-tubes with me.

Thanks

draghiasilviu
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Re: Need help identifying an Ant Queen

Post: # 45680Post draghiasilviu
Thu Jul 26, 2018 6:03 am

I managed to zoom this one out, hope it helps.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nAWtNhhYv_DoTmsuQ6X72ZxxSgM1EpB-

And another question, their gaster will expand when they eat?

Thanks

Thorond0r
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Re: Need help identifying an Ant Queen

Post: # 45682Post Thorond0r
Thu Jul 26, 2018 6:25 am

Yea i'm still going with Formica fusca.
And yes, their gasters can be used as food storage so you will often see it expand when they have eaten. The queens gaster will also expand as the colony matures and she starts laying more eggs
First year of antkeeping, already enjoying it!

Currently founding:

Lasius niger
Lasius umbratus
Lasius flavus


Still hoping to find a Formica queen.

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