Specie Identification needed!

Help with identifying the species your ants

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spoooood
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Specie Identification needed!

Post: # 40323Post spoooood
Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:27 am

I found this queen recently, (8th of July) in Czech Republic. The queen is 16 - 18 mm in length. I'm guessing it's a Camponotus queen. I've included pictures in the link below.

https://imgur.com/gallery/NTFqW9e

PTasker15
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Re: Specie Identification needed!

Post: # 40330Post PTasker15
Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:01 am

Camponotus Modoc
Keeping ants for 6 years now.

Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax

spoooood
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Re: Specie Identification needed!

Post: # 40349Post spoooood
Sun Jul 08, 2018 12:48 pm

I don't think so. I'm in Europe and Camponotus Modoc is an American Species.

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Batspiderfish
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Re: Specie Identification needed!

Post: # 40357Post Batspiderfish
Sun Jul 08, 2018 2:17 pm

Most likely Camponotus ligniperda.
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