What kind of ant and is is it a queen?

[Calamity]

Are these Queens? If so what kind? Thank you!

[Calamity]

Whoops.
Caught in NH today under two different rocks that were next to each other.

[TheRealAntMan]

Lasius queens. Best to separate them soon as they will eventually fight to the death.

[Calamity]

Lasius queens. Best to separate them soon as they will eventually fight to the death.

I just gave them each their very own test tube. Thank you so much for all your help. ^.^

[Calamity]

So both of them were under a rock with workers and a bit of a colony.
Does that mean they need to be fed? Or left alone? Still. Learning

[Calamity]

I am concerned that this is a claviger. Should I go collect some of the colony if I can?

[AntsDakota]

I am concerned that this is a claviger. Should I go collect some of the colony if I can?

Those are not claviger. They look like neoniger or pallitarsis to me.

[Calamity]

Thank you for giving me so many places to start researching first!

[AntsDakota]

So both of them were under a rock with workers and a bit of a colony.
Does that mean they need to be fed? Or left alone? Still. Learning

If they had workers they probably have used up most or all of their food stores. So yes, you should feed them. If you can, go back to the colony and collect what workers you can, and brood as well.

[Calamity]

So both of them were under a rock with workers and a bit of a colony.
Does that mean they need to be fed? Or left alone? Still. Learning

If they had workers they probably have used up most or all of their food stores. So yes, you should feed them. If you can, go back to the colony and collect what workers you can, and brood as well.

I wouldn't know which nest belgonged to which queen. Wouldn't the wrong workers kill the queen?