Please identify this ant species

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BeginnerAntKeeper12
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Please identify this ant species

Post: # 94193Post BeginnerAntKeeper12
Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:42 am

I caught this ant three days ago (June 30,2022) at around 5pm in Chabrouh,Lebanon. It is around 10mm.
Here is a link for photos of it:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DovRVVJWyrKHFm6c6
I am also not sure if it is a male or a queen; I would appreciate if you could help me with that too.
Thank you.

SolenopsisKeeper
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Re: Please identify this ant species

Post: # 94198Post SolenopsisKeeper
Sun Jul 03, 2022 10:01 am

BeginnerAntKeeper12 wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:42 am
I caught this ant three days ago (June 30,2022) at around 5pm in Chabrouh,Lebanon. It is around 10mm.
Here is a link for photos of it:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DovRVVJWyrKHFm6c6
I am also not sure if it is a male or a queen; I would appreciate if you could help me with that too.
Thank you.
It’s a queen, not sure what species though, what area did you find it in?(Sandy, forest, etc)
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BeginnerAntKeeper12
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Re: Please identify this ant species

Post: # 94390Post BeginnerAntKeeper12
Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:00 am

A Forest area

SolenopsisKeeper
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Re: Please identify this ant species

Post: # 94399Post SolenopsisKeeper
Fri Jul 08, 2022 10:03 am

BeginnerAntKeeper12 wrote:
Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:00 am
A Forest area
It is some species of parasitic queen. Not sure of hosts, someone in your area could ID it Better than me, but it may be a parasitic Formica
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BeginnerAntKeeper12
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Re: Please identify this ant species

Post: # 94416Post BeginnerAntKeeper12
Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:18 am

Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it. What would be the scientific name for parasitic formica? Have parasitic ants been documented in Lebanon?

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