Ant queen ID France
Moderator: ooper01
Ant queen ID France
Hello fellow ant enthusiasts
I have been into the hobby since 2012 on-and-off. But since finishing school and having more time/funds available, I have gotten back into the hobby.
Normally I raise lasius niger and lasius flavus, since they are native to my region. But I found this beauty during a vacation.
Queen specifications:
Located: Saint-Raphaël, France.
Time: 21 August 2018.
Description: golden body, golden legs, dark head and dark abdomen.
Length: 10mm-12mm (for reference the test-tube is 10mm wide)
Characteristics: She did not start laying eggs, within the first two weeks. So I suspected her of being barren/non-mated. I then proceeded to hibernate her in November 2018.
After hibernation she started to lay eggs, and got her first nantics.
Fast-forward, I have recently gotten a medium omni nest for her and are providing daily care, so I am expecting a population boom soon'ish.
I would love to be able to provide the right care for the species and therefor need help to identify her/them.
Pictures
Hope to hear from you
I have been into the hobby since 2012 on-and-off. But since finishing school and having more time/funds available, I have gotten back into the hobby.
Normally I raise lasius niger and lasius flavus, since they are native to my region. But I found this beauty during a vacation.
Queen specifications:
Located: Saint-Raphaël, France.
Time: 21 August 2018.
Description: golden body, golden legs, dark head and dark abdomen.
Length: 10mm-12mm (for reference the test-tube is 10mm wide)
Characteristics: She did not start laying eggs, within the first two weeks. So I suspected her of being barren/non-mated. I then proceeded to hibernate her in November 2018.
After hibernation she started to lay eggs, and got her first nantics.
Fast-forward, I have recently gotten a medium omni nest for her and are providing daily care, so I am expecting a population boom soon'ish.
I would love to be able to provide the right care for the species and therefor need help to identify her/them.
Pictures
Hope to hear from you
Re: Ant queen ID France
It looks like it could be a carpenter ant.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
Re: Ant queen ID France
Your welcome and good luck in your ant keeping.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
-
- Posts: 39
- Joined: Tue Oct 27, 2020 8:17 am
- Location: florida usa
Re: Ant queen ID France
maybe lasius
Re: Ant queen ID France
hi, looks alot like a Camponotus consobrinus (banded sugar ant) not 100 % sure though. look up banded sugar ant on google and you can compare (after all, you have the best view). the reason i am not sure is i don't think they live in france
anyways, if it is, this site below has a whole lot of info on it.
ant info: https://www.antstore.net/shop/de/Ameisen/Ameisen-aus-Australien/Camponotus-consobrinus.html
-Antmun
anyways, if it is, this site below has a whole lot of info on it.
ant info: https://www.antstore.net/shop/de/Ameisen/Ameisen-aus-Australien/Camponotus-consobrinus.html
-Antmun
Re: Ant queen ID France
Definitely looks to be some kind of carpenter ant but I definitely wouldn’t say it’s a banded sugar ant. We get them here in Australia and the workers look far darker than the workers she has.Antmun wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:42 amhi, looks alot like a Camponotus consobrinus (banded sugar ant) not 100 % sure though. look up banded sugar ant on google and you can compare (after all, you have the best view). the reason i am not sure is i don't think they live in france
anyways, if it is, this site below has a whole lot of info on it.
ant info: https://www.antstore.net/shop/de/Ameisen/Ameisen-aus-Australien/Camponotus-consobrinus.html
-Antmun
The good thing is that the care for most of the lower classifications will remain the same I’d ID her as a carpenter ant.
Judging by the way the workers look she could be Camponotus lateralis or Camponotus atriceps which can be found in a wide range/many countries. But to be fair she could be an introduced species in your area.
A carpenter ant in your area would be Camponotus ligniperdus.
-
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:06 pm
- Location: USA
Re: Ant queen ID France
She's a campotanus and probably banded sugar ant but in not sure
Ants are the best and they is cute
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests