I need help identifying this queen!

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Anthand1
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I need help identifying this queen!

Post: # 24250Post Anthand1
Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:50 pm

About a week ago, I was cleaning out my pond and I noticed a tiny ant floating on the surface of the water. I scooped it out and noticed that it had all the attributes of a queen (large gaster and a more pronounced, muscular thorax). It was so small I couldn't see wings scars, but a few days later, I checked on it and it had eggs, so I knew this was a queen. The only problem here is that it is ~4 mm long and I can't find any ant species that looks like it. If you guys could help me out with this that would be awesome!

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Batspiderfish
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Re: I need help identifying this queen!

Post: # 24251Post Batspiderfish
Sun Jul 09, 2017 2:18 pm

Can't do anything without pictures or descriptions.
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Re: I need help identifying this queen!

Post: # 24261Post CreeperUniverse
Sun Jul 09, 2017 5:12 pm

Anthand1 wrote:
Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:50 pm
About a week ago, I was cleaning out my pond and I noticed a tiny ant floating on the surface of the water. I scooped it out and noticed that it had all the attributes of a queen (large gaster and a more pronounced, muscular thorax). It was so small I couldn't see wings scars, but a few days later, I checked on it and it had eggs, so I knew this was a queen. The only problem here is that it is ~4 mm long and I can't find any ant species that looks like it. If you guys could help me out with this that would be awesome!
Same as bat, we need pics. Use google photos, imugur, or photobucket.
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Anthand1
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Re: I need help identifying this queen!

Post: # 24320Post Anthand1
Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:27 pm

Here's the best photo I could get:
http://s1320.photobucket.com/user/Anthand/media/IMG_2071_zpsyrkotriy.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

Anthand1
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Re: I need help identifying this queen!

Post: # 24359Post Anthand1
Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:21 am

Actually I'm pretty sure its a temnothorax curvispinosus queen.Case closed.

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