ANT QUEEN NEEDING IDENTIFICATION

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Sediles800
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Location: Washington State USA

ANT QUEEN NEEDING IDENTIFICATION

Post: # 80317Post Sediles800
Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:40 pm

I caught this queen in western washington where I'm from I need help identifying it. Also a side question is I just moved her into a test tube setup a couple minutes are and she's moving alot and seems alarmed, is this normal?

https://imgur.com/gxLzEpt
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SYUTEO
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Re: ANT QUEEN NEEDING IDENTIFICATION

Post: # 80319Post SYUTEO
Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:43 pm

From those pics, she could be either Camponotus novaeboracensis, vicinus or herculeanus. And yes, it is normal for queens to move around after moving inside the test tube.
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