Queen ant identification w/pictures

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Querph
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Queen ant identification w/pictures

Post: # 46505Post Querph
Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:31 pm

Hi!
I caught this queen ant from an existing nest in the middle of Sweden. I've not been keeping ants for too long so i could need a helping hand with the identification. The only thing i know is that it's polygynous because i found it togheter with two exactly alike queens which i was too slow to catch.

Thanks in advance

https://imgur.com/gallery/M52cjPI

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Re: Queen ant identification w/pictures

Post: # 47153Post cheetawolf
Fri Aug 10, 2018 9:59 pm

that is in fact a camponatous pennsylvanicus
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Re: Queen ant identification w/pictures

Post: # 47173Post Thorond0r
Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:50 am

Camponotus pennsylvanicus is an american species and not likely to be found in Sweden.
My guess would actually be a Formica sp. especially when looking at the workers in the first pic.
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Re: Queen ant identification w/pictures

Post: # 47180Post MorbidBugg
Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:42 am

Without a measurement on the queen I agree with Formica... if you had C. Pensylvannicus. Alot of people would want to know where you found it XD

AND just because you see three queens hanging out together after a nuptial doesn't mean they will be fully polygynous they may Lau together till the first workers and have a queen death match.
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