Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)

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Toastant
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Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)

Post: # 99169Post Toastant
Wed May 17, 2023 7:23 pm

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).

SYUTEO
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Re: Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)

Post: # 99170Post SYUTEO
Wed May 17, 2023 8:11 pm

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)

Post: # 99173Post antperson24
Thu May 18, 2023 9:43 am

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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Toastant
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Re: Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)

Post: # 99182Post Toastant
Sat May 20, 2023 11:13 pm

Alright, thanks guys

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Re: Hope she's fertile (and doesn't die)

Post: # 99261Post SolenopsisKeeper
Sat May 27, 2023 11:18 am

Toastant wrote:
Wed May 17, 2023 7:23 pm
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).
I will not even question these measurements

Camponotus chromaides

Nice find
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