Queen id please

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Macatak
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Queen id please

Post: # 40798Post Macatak
Thu Jul 12, 2018 6:38 am

Hi, first time posting and first year collecting ants :D I think this is a fusca queen but having difficulty discerning lasius niger from fuscas. Any assistance would be really appreciated. Image
Founding

2x Lasius Niger
2x Messor Barbarus
2x Formica Fusca
2x Lasius Flavus
3x Myrmica Rubra

Macatak
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Re: Queen id please

Post: # 40799Post Macatak
Thu Jul 12, 2018 6:44 am

Forgot to say this was caught in early July in Suffolk England. Apologies for the pic quality I used my phones camera.
Founding

2x Lasius Niger
2x Messor Barbarus
2x Formica Fusca
2x Lasius Flavus
3x Myrmica Rubra

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Batspiderfish
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Re: Queen id please

Post: # 40863Post Batspiderfish
Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:15 pm

I agree with F. fusca.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.

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