Looks like Lacius Flavus to me

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SanctumPrime
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Looks like Lacius Flavus to me

Post: # 100303Post SanctumPrime
Thu Sep 21, 2023 6:05 pm

Here's a queen i found my bathroom floor this morning. It looks like a Lacius Flavus to me but as I'm in Michigan which, correct me if I'm wrong, isn't known to my area.

I'm wondering if she caught a ride on me when i came home from the county fair the other day.

What makes me think she's a Flavus and not a Niger is her soft brown head and thorax with a gaster that has a very reflective yellow/gold sheen in the middle.

Below are 2 pictures. Any help identifying would be great!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NniYzK8zcAxBOSsC80qwvMyE81suR2Y5/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1No9a1NmDA7Q-FbLVwt0YM2hnDQFF-Fio/view?usp=drivesdk

Angelants2012
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Re: Looks like Lacius Flavus to me

Post: # 100472Post Angelants2012
Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:36 pm

I think that she is Lasius Flavus because I compared the photo to a actual one. Good luck on raising her into an awesome colony! :D

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