ID for this girl found un NY

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nightxwolf88

ID for this girl found un NY

Post: # 9854Post nightxwolf88
Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:17 am

Found this morning in my pool was 8am. Must have just fell in was still on the water tension. She is 5-6mm. It has been way hot like 96-98 last two days with very high humidity and last night was the strongest storm and rain for us this summer. ImageImageImageImageImage

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Batspiderfish
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Re: ID for this girl found un NY

Post: # 9855Post Batspiderfish
Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:24 am

Am I seeing things? or are their two different queens in this post? :D
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Post: # 9876Post nightxwolf88
Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:27 am

Oops I think the first pic was an old one so sorry its hard to tell on Photobucket sometimes

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Post: # 9877Post nightxwolf88
Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:28 am

I can try for better pics later too vinyl tubing isn't always good for clear shots my apologies

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Re: ID for this girl found un NY

Post: # 9878Post Batspiderfish
Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:35 am

She (the second queen) looks like Aphaenogaster sp.
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Post: # 9880Post nightxwolf88
Sun Aug 14, 2016 12:10 pm

Thank you sir as always. I have another for you too later in thinking its a Formica, ill post it on this thread later.

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