3 queens of Malta.

[GBMalta]

Hi All, I am totally new at this and would appreciate any help
Caught 3 Queens's (or at least I think they are) in October in Malta (Europe), they are aprox 12mm in length, black, have a very boxy head. They had wings and they shed them as soon as I caught them.

If you can help me identify them that would be great. Sorry about the images, super hard to photo something that small and the test-tube is not round but has magnified edges (its what I found locally in a hurry).

[AM1C39]

You said she shed her wings so she is a queen. Its hard to tell what she is the photos are not very good.

[GBMalta]

You said she shed her wings so she is a queen. Its hard to tell what she is the photos are not very good.

Thanks for your reply. here are 3 more pics of another one. I'm aware she has a missing Leg . was hoping in captivity she would do better then in the wild.

[Antmun]

hi, i am pretty sure it is a camponotus modoc queen (i'm talking about the one with a missing leg ). look it up on google and compare it to the queen you have, (you have the best view). it was quite hard to tell because i couldn't see the abdomen very well. another image of the abdomen or a birds eye view (even better) of the whole ant would make it alot easier to identify .

-Antmun

[AntsAntsAnts]

Hi All, I am totally new at this and would appreciate any help
Caught 3 Queens's (or at least I think they are) in October in Malta (Europe), they are aprox 12mm in length, black, have a very boxy head. They had wings and they shed them as soon as I caught them.

If you can help me identify them that would be great. Sorry about the images, super hard to photo something that small and the test-tube is not round but has magnified edges (its what I found locally in a hurry).

maybe camponotus? i have a camponotus queen who looks like yours but mine was collected in sydney and in europe they may be a different species

[Antloverhuman]

Its not camponotus as you can see two petiole nodes and campo only have one.

[AntsAntsAnts]

Its not camponotus as you can see two petiole nodes and campo only have one.

oh, I forgot about that... then I am unfamiliar with that species... maybe it's a new one

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Its not camponotus as you can see two petiole nodes and campo only have one.

oh, I forgot about that... then I am unfamiliar with that species... maybe it's a new one

AC will find out xD
Probably some not commonly know species, like Camponotus’s floridanus’s cousin, Camponotus tortoganus.

[SYUTEO]

Its not camponotus as you can see two petiole nodes and campo only have one.

oh, I forgot about that... then I am unfamiliar with that species... maybe it's a new one

AC will find out xD
Probably some not commonly know species, like Camponotus’s floridanus’s cousin, Camponotus tortoganus.

It's probably Messor.