I need help identifying a queen

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Sarvin
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Location: Crete

I need help identifying a queen

Post: # 79785Post Sarvin
Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:35 pm

A while ago I found these two queens along with others during nuptial flight. These two must've come from the same nest since they were almost next to each other when I found them. One of them sadly passed away (was most likely not fertilised) but that gave me the opportunity of getting a few pictures of her to identify my last and currently healthy queen.

They look pretty much the same so no worries of them being different species. Here are some pictures of the late queen:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11z975kiaevijfXagfQk9QCPX8GJ_E6RR/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11tVFxdmKG5RYZ8tKLEcuLBJwTA6PLDx4/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11lEnvF9QkNyuosDcAZNoo7RdGHstHotj/view?usp=drivesdk



Hopefully they help. I live in Greece and there hasn't been a lot of research here so it's hard to know whether she's invasive, local or if a cargo brought her from somewhwre else in the country.

Sarvin
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Re: I need help identifying a queen

Post: # 80114Post Sarvin
Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:13 pm

Okay it's been more than ten days and most of the posts that came after mine already have answers. I don't know if people can't see the images or something so here's them again:

http://imgur.com/gallery/JITuyq1

Please just give me an answer. At least let me know that this ant looks unfamiliar.

SYUTEO
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Re: I need help identifying a queen

Post: # 80155Post SYUTEO
Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:17 pm

Sarvin wrote:
Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:13 pm
Okay it's been more than ten days and most of the posts that came after mine already have answers. I don't know if people can't see the images or something so here's them again:

http://imgur.com/gallery/JITuyq1

Please just give me an answer. At least let me know that this ant looks unfamiliar.
That looks like Tetramorium caespitum.

Sarvin
Posts: 5
Joined: Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:19 pm
Location: Crete

Re: I need help identifying a queen

Post: # 80185Post Sarvin
Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:18 am

SYUTEO wrote:
Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:17 pm
Sarvin wrote:
Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:13 pm
Okay it's been more than ten days and most of the posts that came after mine already have answers. I don't know if people can't see the images or something so here's them again:

http://imgur.com/gallery/JITuyq1

Please just give me an answer. At least let me know that this ant looks unfamiliar.
That looks like Tetramorium caespitum.

Thank you very much.

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