Could I get some help identifying this queen?
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I found 2 of them in the same parking lot back to back in Collinsville Illinois around the 14th of july. Looks to be bout 1 to 1.3 mm in length with a huge gator (?).
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Thx
:pls help me identify this queen
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Re: :pls help me identify this queen
That should say 1 to 1.3 centimeters
And my phone auto corrected the word gastor.
They look like carpenter ants
And my phone auto corrected the word gastor.
They look like carpenter ants
Re: :pls help me identify this queen
Looks like Formica sp. to me
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Currently founding:
Lasius niger
Lasius umbratus
Lasius flavus
Still hoping to find a Formica queen.
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Re: :pls help me identify this queen
Formica Fusca.
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Re: :pls help me identify this queen
Formica Fusca.
Keeper Of: Pogonomyrmex barbatus Queen 2x
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr Queen 2x
Dorymyrmex Queen 2x
Dream Species: Pheidole Spp. (Big Headed Ant)
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr Queen 2x
Dorymyrmex Queen 2x
Dream Species: Pheidole Spp. (Big Headed Ant)
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Re: :pls help me identify this queen
Formica fusca probably does not truly exist in North America. Since this queen has bands of silvery pubescence beyond the first gastral tergite, that would disqualify the nearctic equivolents, Formica subaenescens and Formica accreta (for Western NA).
This queen is most likely Formica subsericea, a common eastern species with longer antennal scapes.
This queen is most likely Formica subsericea, a common eastern species with longer antennal scapes.
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