Queen ID, found in Seattle WA Pool

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Zebesian

Queen ID, found in Seattle WA Pool

Post: # 27382Post Zebesian
Sat Jul 29, 2017 6:19 pm

Found 6 queens clinging to a leaf near a Seattle WA pool. I measured one, it was about 8-9mm. These are the best photographs I could get unfortunately, but hopefully they are good enough. You can see the hairs on the gaster fairly well in one of them, comparing them to photos of tetramorium queens I'm thinking that might be my species here but I'd love someone more knowledgeable to confirm.

This is definitely the highest quality photo I managed to nab:
http://i.imgur.com/RnFG6hJ.jpg

The rest of my crappier photos (idk if these are even helpful, but just in case):
http://i.imgur.com/E5is41f.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/c669RUk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wRYHb0p.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/MQtq0iM.jpg

All of them have already laid a clutch of eggs and are carefully tending to them so I'm thinking they're fertilized. Here's hoping they are tetramorium because that's the species that I've been wanting to start a colony of!

AntOblivion

Re: Queen ID, found in Seattle WA Pool

Post: # 27387Post AntOblivion
Sat Jul 29, 2017 7:16 pm

Tetramorium Sp. E

Zebesian

Re: Queen ID, found in Seattle WA Pool

Post: # 27390Post Zebesian
Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:14 pm

Woo!

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ACaseoftheMondays
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Re: Queen ID, found in Seattle WA Pool

Post: # 27422Post ACaseoftheMondays
Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:50 am

Agree with Tetramorium. Congrats.
Founding:
Pogonomyrmex Occidentalis
Solenopsis Molesta
Formica Argentea
Lasius Flavus
Colonies:
Tetramorium sp.E

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