need help with queen ID, found in western europe

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ruairiui
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Location: austria

need help with queen ID, found in western europe

Post: # 49970Post ruairiui
Mon Sep 10, 2018 12:34 pm

hello,

found this (i hope it is one) queen ant today at around 3 pm. i'm located in western europe, austria.
it is 11mm in length, pretty bright brown/red. the gaster is shiny and has stripes of darker brown. it looks much like that of a wasp, just of a different color. the thorax is more matte than the gaster. the part between thorax and gaster is quite long and has two nodes.
tell me if i missed any important information. also let me know if the pics don't cut the mustard. i could do better tomorrow and in daylight.

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link to the album: https://imgur.com/a/kZ9hS2o

Alexander
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Re: need help with queen ID, found in western europe

Post: # 49978Post Alexander
Mon Sep 10, 2018 5:14 pm

Looks like manica rubida a semiclaustral sp pretty difficult to keep
Keeper of:
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa

ruairiui
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Location: austria

Re: need help with queen ID, found in western europe

Post: # 50005Post ruairiui
Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:34 am

that's what i concluded after some more research. compairing the queen to some pictures i found, i'm fairly certain it is manica rubida. i'd like to try - any advice from someone who had experiences with them?

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