Ant Queen Identification

[AntsIndiana5]

Hello, my names Tyler and I'm new to ant keeping. I recently caught my first queen ants! . The first ant is really small she is around 2 to 3 millimeters, I caught her in my back yard in Jeffersonville, Indiana it was around the 20th of May when I caught her. The next queen I caught is bigger around 5 millimeters, I caught her in a forest in Washington County on the 25th of May. But sadly she died a week later for some reason, I don't know why . But I would still like to identify her.

[Hawkeye]

Hello, my names Tyler and I'm new to ant keeping. I recently caught my first queen ants! . The first ant is really small she is around 2 to 3 millimeters, I caught her in my back yard in Jeffersonville, Indiana it was around the 20th of May when I caught her. The next queen I caught is bigger around 5 millimeters, I caught her in a forest in Washington County on the 25th of May. But sadly she died a week later for some reason, I don't know why . But I would still like to identify her.

Well you'll make that a lot easier if you had some pictures for us?

[AntsIndiana5]

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&insightstoken=bcid_TjVUG774QGUBkA*ccid_NVQbvvhA&form=SBIWFC&idpp=sbiwfc&iss=SBIUPLOADGET&selectedindex=0&id=1702415148&ccid=NVQbvvhA&exph=393&expw=652&vt=2&sim=1

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&insightstoken=bcid_Tph.1NcKBGUBGQ*ccid_mH%2FU1woE&form=SBIWFC&idpp=sbiwfc&iss=SBIUPLOADGET&selectedindex=0&id=-1556109288&ccid=mH%2FU1woE&exph=777&expw=487&vt=2&sim=1

Sorry it took me a bit to figure it out

[AntsIndiana5]

I need to wait until I go home so I can get pictures of the smaller queen.

[GuyMediocre]

Hello, my names Tyler and I'm new to ant keeping. I recently caught my first queen ants! . The first ant is really small she is around 2 to 3 millimeters, I caught her in my back yard in Jeffersonville, Indiana it was around the 20th of May when I caught her. The next queen I caught is bigger around 5 millimeters, I caught her in a forest in Washington County on the 25th of May. But sadly she died a week later for some reason, I don't know why . But I would still like to identify her.

I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana and I am somewhat experienced with different species around here (that’s what i’d like to think, at least). My best guess is she is a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus queen, commonly known as a Black Carpenter Ant. I also caught a very small queen recently that has started laying eggs, and she is less than 3mm. I am too puzzled by her small size.

[AntsIndiana5]

Yeah I was thinking she was some camponotus species like camponotus nearcitus I guessed that off of her size. But she is way to small to be a carpenter ant. We have tons of Monomorium ants were I live so maybe she could have been a queen of that genus.I honestly dont know because I'm trash at identifying ant species.

[GuyMediocre]

Yeah mine might actually be a Monomorium species. I haven’t really thought about that.