Confirmation Requested

[seadawg84]

I caught this queen this evening and am unsure what species it is. I believe it to be Lasius Injectus, in which case I will have to return it to the wild, as I am unwilling to attempt to start a parasitic ant colony. This is the first queen I've found this year, so that would be disappointing, lol. She is orange/yellow in color. She is 8mm, her jaws are slightly pointed. I am in Northern Indiana. I caught her around 10pm EST, on my back patio. When I caught her, she ran around for a while, then stopped and gave herself a full body cleaning before continuing to search for an escape. Below are some pictures.

https://imgur.com/PYcs5J6
https://imgur.com/htgL2Uw
https://imgur.com/wp0ajtP
https://imgur.com/uMnnW0n
https://imgur.com/S8iZcey
https://imgur.com/E5a4m6E

[antperson24]

I caught this queen this evening and am unsure what species it is. I believe it to be Lasius Injectus, in which case I will have to return it to the wild, as I am unwilling to attempt to start a parasitic ant colony. This is the first queen I've found this year, so that would be disappointing, lol. She is orange/yellow in color. She is 8mm, her jaws are slightly pointed. I am in Northern Indiana. I caught her around 10pm EST, on my back patio. When I caught her, she ran around for a while, then stopped and gave herself a full body cleaning before continuing to search for an escape. Below are some pictures.

https://imgur.com/PYcs5J6
https://imgur.com/htgL2Uw
https://imgur.com/wp0ajtP
https://imgur.com/uMnnW0n
https://imgur.com/S8iZcey
https://imgur.com/E5a4m6E

I believe you are correct.