Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?

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BnBrsHavoc
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Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?

Post: # 52364Post BnBrsHavoc
Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:27 am

Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?

I caught lots of queens in Montpellier (south of France) on 13/10/18 at about 12:00. They are about 10mm long and are mostly black with heads that are dark reddish brown. From the ant trails i've seen i think they are polymorphic with huge majors 10mm with reddish heads and workers from 2mm to 5mm I would like to know if they are a polyganous species and if i can put them together and when. I have some pics but the quality isn’t great.

https://imgur.com/gallery/nYHjHV8

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Re: Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?

Post: # 99077Post antperson24
Mon May 08, 2023 3:48 pm

BnBrsHavoc wrote:
Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:27 am
Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?

I caught lots of queens in Montpellier (south of France) on 13/10/18 at about 12:00. They are about 10mm long and are mostly black with heads that are dark reddish brown. From the ant trails i've seen i think they are polymorphic with huge majors 10mm with reddish heads and workers from 2mm to 5mm I would like to know if they are a polyganous species and if i can put them together and when. I have some pics but the quality isn’t great.

https://imgur.com/gallery/nYHjHV8
I believe they are Messor barbarus, who are not polygynous.
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