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Id these queens please

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:38 pm
by Darkhero0987
Posted this else where and realized I was posting in the wrong place I am almost sure these girls are camponotus but would also like to know the subspecies if anyone does

Image 1st queen... also first queen I every caught :D

Image 2nd queen

Image3rd queen
Image 3rd queen better picture

Re: Id these queens please

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:48 pm
by TheRealAntMan
Camponotus sp. I’ll need better pics to id. Also some measurements would help.

Re: Id these queens please

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:25 pm
by Darkhero0987
TheRealAntMan wrote:
Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:48 pm
Camponotus sp. I’ll need better pics to id. Also some measurements would help.
Hmm Ill have to figure out away to do that I dont really wanna bug them that much right now.. hard to take pictures of them as they are in a tube that isnt clear at all ill figure something out lol I have some clear tubing I could try to move one on of them maybe and measure and get clear pictures as she moves her brood Thank you for the help ill keep in touch I'll be gone for abit so ill post once I have the pictures

Re: Id these queens please

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:56 pm
by MorbidBugg
Location may help as well.

Re: Id these queens please

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:33 am
by Darkhero0987
MorbidBugg wrote:
Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:56 pm
Location may help as well.
I am from Manitoba, Canada

Re: Id these queens please

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:41 pm
by Batspiderfish
Assuming they all have a thoroughly red thorax, that would most likely make them C. novaeboracensis.

Re: Id these queens please

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:57 pm
by TheRealAntMan
Batspiderfish wrote:
Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:41 pm
Assuming they all have a thoroughly red thorax, that would most likely make them C. novaeboracencis.
Looked more likeCamponotus Ligniperdus, but I wanted to see closer pics, before I identified it. ;) But C. novaeboracencis would the most likely option given his location.

Re: Id these queens please

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:18 pm
by Batspiderfish
TheRealAntMan wrote:
Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:57 pm
Batspiderfish wrote:
Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:41 pm
Assuming they all have a thoroughly red thorax, that would most likely make them C. novaeboracencis.
Looked more likeCamponotus Ligniperdus, but I wanted to see closer pics, before I identified it. ;) But C. novaeboracencis would the most likely option given his location.
Camponotus ligniperdus is C. novaeboracensis. ;)

Re: Id these queens please

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:37 pm
by TheRealAntMan
Batspiderfish wrote:
Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:18 pm
TheRealAntMan wrote:
Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:57 pm
Batspiderfish wrote:
Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:41 pm
Assuming they all have a thoroughly red thorax, that would most likely make them C. novaeboracencis.
Looked more likeCamponotus Ligniperdus, but I wanted to see closer pics, before I identified it. ;) But C. novaeboracencis would the most likely option given his location.
Camponotus ligniperdus is C. novaeboracensis. ;)
Oops. Knew that lol. :P

Re: Id these queens please

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:39 pm
by Batspiderfish
Just means you were right! Haha.