Colorado possible queen

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Mekneys
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Colorado possible queen

Post: # 24567Post Mekneys
Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:41 pm

little over 1cm, Longmont, Colorado.
She seems bigger than most of the workers in my area and has a different shape. I can't tell if she's a queen or not tho.
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Phoenix
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Re: ID Request

Post: # 24575Post Phoenix
Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:32 am

Pogomyrmex Sp. [Queen]?
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Mekneys
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Re: ID Request

Post: # 24576Post Mekneys
Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:33 am

Phoenix wrote:
Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:32 am
Pogomyrmex Sp. [Queen]?
I completely spaced on the species, yes she is a Pogonomyrmex. My bad!

AntLove5Ever
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Re: Colorado possible queen

Post: # 24579Post AntLove5Ever
Fri Jul 14, 2017 2:29 am

Certainly a queen

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Jadeninja9
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Re: Colorado possible queen

Post: # 24580Post Jadeninja9
Fri Jul 14, 2017 2:40 am

Well that's just the genus
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Re: Colorado possible queen

Post: # 26531Post JeremiahEdwards
Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:58 pm

That's defiantly a queen man. check out the muscle on her back. Those were for the wings.

Martialis
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Re: Colorado possible queen

Post: # 26680Post Martialis
Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:12 pm

Agreed with Phoenix.
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FarrAnts
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Re: Colorado possible queen

Post: # 26682Post FarrAnts
Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:15 pm

That's a ***** queen ant. Looks a little bit like Formica ravida
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