I recently caught my first Queen ant and and I am having trouble telling what species she is. If you could help I would be Exuber-ant. I caught her in the Seattle area (Renton more specifically) on August 9th. link to pictures are below.
https://imgur.com/gallery/At2OKBD
let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks,
Charly
Queen Ant Identification
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Re: Queen Ant Identification
Camponotus sp.
Perhaps a novaeboracensis
Perhaps a novaeboracensis
Founding:
Nylanderia sp.
Solenopsis Invicta
Crematogaster sp. !!!
Nylanderia sp.
Solenopsis Invicta
Crematogaster sp. !!!
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Re: Queen Ant Identification
No problem
Founding:
Nylanderia sp.
Solenopsis Invicta
Crematogaster sp. !!!
Nylanderia sp.
Solenopsis Invicta
Crematogaster sp. !!!
Re: Queen Ant Identification
I'd also say she is C. novaeboracensis.
Camponotus ants are my personal favorite, I wish I could find some that weren't solid black. I've never once seen a different colored carpenter ant here in Ohio.
I know they exist, but they're rare around me apparently.
Be careful around the queen and her eggs, they're known to use formic acid if you disturb the eggs with an outside "force" like a toothpick or BBQ skewer, which can also harm the ant that used it.
Camponotus ants are my personal favorite, I wish I could find some that weren't solid black. I've never once seen a different colored carpenter ant here in Ohio.
I know they exist, but they're rare around me apparently.
Be careful around the queen and her eggs, they're known to use formic acid if you disturb the eggs with an outside "force" like a toothpick or BBQ skewer, which can also harm the ant that used it.
Keeper of:
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
Temnothorax curvispinosus x2
Camponotus nearcticus
Brachymyrmex depilis
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Founding:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus herculeanus
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