identification formica spiecies
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identification formica spiecies
I live in Belgium and a week ago (25 may) I caught an ant queen. Which I believed to formica sanguinea at the time. So I gave her some host workers (formica fusca), but she killed them. She still has a head on her leg, but doesn't seem to be hindered by it. Just now I found anthills, which I believe to be formica polyctena and this makes me doubt make identification. Can you help me find out what species I have and how to start a colony?
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Re: identification formica spiecies
Could she be Formica candida? The black body and red legs fit the picture.
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Those ants have been introduced into Belgium too, though they originate in Asia. Have you got better pictures?
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This is the best I can do.
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It's hard to make out details. Would you say she looks like this?
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Her abdomen is smaller and completely black. Her thorax is higher above the ground. also her thorax is red, until her wingscars above the wing scar she is black. Same applies for her head, the bottom is red and top is black.
I think this not her, since her posture is different. I would compare her posture to formica polyctena.
I think this not her, since her posture is different. I would compare her posture to formica polyctena.
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I might be wrong, but it sounds like you're describing a Formica rufa queen?kabouthor wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:51 amHer abdomen is smaller and completely black. Her thorax is higher above the ground. also her thorax is red, until her wingscars above the wing scar she is black. Same applies for her head, the bottom is red and top is black.
I think this not her, since her posture is different. I would compare her posture to formica polyctena.
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the difference between rufa and polyctena is that rufa has small hair visible with the eye, polyctena hairs are not visible without zoom in. since you are dutch: rufa = behaarde bosmier en polyctena = kale bosmier.
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Hahaha heeft een kaboutertje dat verteld? Ik weet wat het verschil is, maar omdat ik het niet goed kan zien op je foto's moest ik afgaan op je omschrijving. Als het geen rufa is, waar denk je zelf dan aan?
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