26-37 mm.
17/5/2023 5:15
United States, North Carolina, central NC (Raleigh area). Found on a dirt trail next to a small lake in a forest.
One big node (I think that's the term) in between thorax and gaster, relatively light coloring on the underside and legs
Wandered right into the tube, but after realizing she was trapped she violently pulled on the cotton. I'm worried the car ride home was too stressful due to bumps in the road.
https://imgur.com/a/O2wdVVj
She looks a lot like my late queen of 2.2 years. Is she Camponotus novaeboracensis? That's what I assumed my last one was. I just need to know if she is semi-claustral or not (or parasitic).
Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)
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Re: Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)
She is indeed a Camponotus queen but probably not C. novaeboracensis. The "node" between the thorax and gaster is called the petiole.
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Re: Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)
She is most definitely not C. novaeboracensis. But like SYUTEO said, she is Camponotus. She is fully claustral and not parasitic. If she does not shed her wings she is most likely not fertile.
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Re: Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)
Alright, thanks guys
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Re: Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)
I will not even question these measurementsToastant wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 7:23 pm26-37 mm.
17/5/2023 5:15
United States, North Carolina, central NC (Raleigh area). Found on a dirt trail next to a small lake in a forest.
One big node (I think that's the term) in between thorax and gaster, relatively light coloring on the underside and legs
Wandered right into the tube, but after realizing she was trapped she violently pulled on the cotton. I'm worried the car ride home was too stressful due to bumps in the road.
https://imgur.com/a/O2wdVVj
She looks a lot like my late queen of 2.2 years. Is she Camponotus novaeboracensis? That's what I assumed my last one was. I just need to know if she is semi-claustral or not (or parasitic).
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