Species identification

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RyanCowell
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Species identification

Post: # 47135Post RyanCowell
Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:08 pm

So I just caught a new queen while looking for workers for my social parasite.
This new queen measures exactly 1 cm from abdomen to head.
She kept running spasticly in the test tube setup and I took photos when she calmed down.
I tried to take the best pictures possible.
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RyanCowell
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Re: Species identification

Post: # 47137Post RyanCowell
Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:45 pm

More (very specific) details:
Found in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada.
Was found in the afternoon.
Was found in early august.
Rained 2 days ago.
Seemed to stay on gravely terrain.

MorbidBugg
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Re: Species identification

Post: # 47179Post MorbidBugg
Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:35 am

Don't forget measurements! But I'm pretty sure this isCamponotus Pensylvannicus
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RyanCowell
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Re: Species identification

Post: # 47189Post RyanCowell
Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:09 am

But I did put measurments, 1 cm

CatsnAnts
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Re: Species identification

Post: # 47194Post CatsnAnts
Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:52 am

That is definitively not Camponotus pensylvannicus but rather a Formica sp., I believe it is a Formica subsericea queen.
Camponotus subbarbatus x3
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1 :shock: :D
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair

RyanCowell
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Re: Species identification

Post: # 47198Post RyanCowell
Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:06 am

what?

CatsnAnts
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Re: Species identification

Post: # 47199Post CatsnAnts
Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:10 am

In simpler terms, it is a Formica subsericea
Camponotus subbarbatus x3
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1 :shock: :D
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair

MorbidBugg
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Re: Species identification

Post: # 47202Post MorbidBugg
Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:30 am

CatsnAnts wrote:
Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:52 am
That is definitively not Camponotus pensylvannicus but rather a Formica sp., I believe it is a Formica subsericea queen.
Yup my mistake I didn't see the measurement... guess my eyes went faster than brain.
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