ant queen identification?

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ToxicAnter
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Location: Sri Lanka

ant queen identification?

Post: # 52210Post ToxicAnter
Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:46 am

my friend found a queen recently and gave it to me and im ot sure what species it is

its 13-15mm in size
it was found without wings but im not sure if its fertile or not but here are the pictures i think its a camponotus sp.

https://imgur.com/gallery/hfotcb1

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Antloverhuman
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Re: ant queen identification?

Post: # 93270Post Antloverhuman
Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:30 am

This is indeed a camponotus species. But exact id would require the place where she was found. Your profile says you are from Sri Lanka so she could be c. compressus which is very common.
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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