Found a colony

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TheAlphaAntsilon
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Found a colony

Post: # 19938Post TheAlphaAntsilon
Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:06 pm

I was digging a fire pit in Maryland when I found not one but two young colonies and decided to snatch them. One was a C. pennsylvanicus and the other was one that I had never seen before with two queens. It was around 60F

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The queens are 1cm and are orangish is color. The workers look like they have two bumps between the head and the gaster and they move in short jerky movements.
Tell me if you need a better picture.
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Martialis
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Re: Found a colony

Post: # 19942Post Martialis
Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:52 pm

Formica sp.
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Canadiananter
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Re: Found a colony

Post: # 19997Post Canadiananter
Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:22 am

I would say Formica pallidefulva

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