Florida carpenter ant queen?... In Pennsylvania?!?!

[HypernovaRain]

Today I found several queens, one of which appears to be a florida carpenter ant queen. However, I'm in Dingmans ferry Pennsylvania... Is it normal for them to be up this far? Have I misidentified her? Any feedback would be much appreciated.


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[Batspiderfish]

A Formica social parasite.

[HypernovaRain]

A social parasite, great... I don't have another colony she can take over... Do you think anyone would like to buy her, or should I just let her go? She is absolutely beautiful, and I feel like letting her go would be a waste. Also I think she's a Formica Aserva.

[Batspiderfish]

Formica identification is tricky. There are a lot of sanguinea group Formica flying at this time of year, and if she is anything but Formica aserva, then there is a good chance that the colony will be dependent on Formica brood for its whole lifespan.