Misidentified? NJ, 5/20, 11mm

[AmatureAnt]

Hey guys,
I think i misidentified one of my ants. She was one of my earlier catches, and now she has workers. I previously believed her to be Tetramorium Immigrans, but her workers are HUGE compared to the other T. Immigrans workers i have. I think she may be Camponotus Nearcticus.

Location: NJ, USA
Caught: 5/20/18
Length: 11mm


Here she is with her workers.




Here is a T. Immigrans and her workers.

[Thorond0r]

Need better close up of the queen in question with proper lighting to ID her

[AmatureAnt]

Right, sorry.

[AmatureAnt]

Update/Bump

I just got a macro lens! Maybe these pictures will help a bit.

[Batspiderfish]

Most likely a darker Camponotus subbarbatus. That condensation looks problematic. Is it because you are heating the tubes?

[AmatureAnt]

Most likely a darker Camponotus subbarbatus. That condensation looks problematic. Is it because you are heating the tubes?

Hey, thanks.
I've fixed the condensation problem. Yes, I'm heating the tubes with a heating cord, but this one was a mistake. The cord was propped up with a pen to go over this tube, and it fell off sometime onto the water section. Normally the cord is on the opening end, near the cotton. I moved the cord off, and then the tube went into a tubes and tubs setup. Having the end opened allowed the water to evaporate, she was scheduled to be moved there anyway.