I cought these two ant queens today. At least I think they are queens, I am fairly new to antkeeping. Could someone please tell me the species of these two ants. I would also like to know whether they are parasitic or not. If they are parasitic I will most likely relese them back into the wild because I do not think I have enough experience to introduce them to another colony. Thanks in advance.
First one is about 12mm long:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d18/tadej200/IMG_5664_zps9f1yk4gv.jpg
And the second one is around 10mm long:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d18/tadej200/IMG_5652_zpsxceequwf.jpg
Queen ID: Slovenia
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Re: Queen ID: Slovenia
The first queen is most likely Formica, but it's at a difficult angle to say for sure.
The second queen is Lasius sp.
The second queen is Lasius sp.
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Re: Queen ID: Slovenia
Thank you for replying.
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