ID Help, Long Island NY, 20th September

[omally]

I caught this on the 19th or the 20th of September at around 7 AM, Long Island, New York. I apologize for the quality of the photos, I don't have anything with a macro lens. I'm pretty sure I can see wing scars on her, and I'd say she's around 7-9mm long.

http://imgur.com/a/PFIH6

[nightxwolf88]

Hard for me to tell but kind of looks like a crematogaster sp. to me. Some closer pics would help ik it is hard sometimes.

[nightxwolf88]

Sorry I meant aphaenogaster sp.

[nightxwolf88]

Oh no I did mean crematogaster

[Batspiderfish]

Sorry I meant aphaenogaster sp.

You were right the first time.

[nightxwolf88]

Sorry I meant aphaenogaster sp.

You were right the first time.

ya just out of work and confused myself, tho that doesn't take much

[omally]

Awesome, thank you so much guys!

[nightxwolf88]

Of course no problem. I think Batspiderfish likes to give us a chance to try IDs before he does, always a good learning experience for me . I'll make sure to let my mind slow down before posting next time .

[MCWren]

I caught this on the 19th or the 20th of September at around 7 AM, Long Island, New York. I apologize for the quality of the photos, I don't have anything with a macro lens. I'm pretty sure I can see wing scars on her, and I'd say she's around 7-9mm long.

http://imgur.com/a/PFIH6

I live on Long Island too! Where do you live?

[omally]

I live on Long Island too! Where do you live?

Nassau county, near Hempstead.

Any tips with this queen? I'm new to ant keeping and from what I understand this queen is probably going to hibernate before she starts egg laying. It would be nice to know how much time I have before I need to set up the formicarium, hah.