Where are wing scars located on a queen?

[Tanks19]

So last night I saw a large ant in the kitchen and captured it in a test tube. I was trying to see if it had wing scars but I didn't see any so I suspected it was just a worker from a large species of ant. So was wondering where they are. I made a quick test tube set up but when I tried moving her in she didn't budge, it took so long that I ended up releasing her because of how late it was.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

So last night I saw a large ant in the kitchen and captured it in a test tube. I was trying to see if it had wing scars but I didn't see any so I suspected it was just a worker from a large species of ant. So was wondering where they are. I made a quick test tube set up but when I tried moving her in she didn't budge, it took so long that I ended up releasing her because of how late it was.

There is usually no “wing scars” clearly visible in my experience. Just look at the mid section(thorax) and if it is as wide as the abdomen it’s usually an indicator it is a queen. It isn’t good for all species, but works for some.

[SavANT]

Some wing scars are easy to spot while others aren't. Some queens even look like the workers so just research on the queen ID of the workers in your area

[Tanks19]

So last night I saw a large ant in the kitchen and captured it in a test tube. I was trying to see if it had wing scars but I didn't see any so I suspected it was just a worker from a large species of ant. So was wondering where they are. I made a quick test tube set up but when I tried moving her in she didn't budge, it took so long that I ended up releasing her because of how late it was.

There is usually no “wing scars” clearly visible in my experience. Just look at the mid section(thorax) and if it is as wide as the abdomen it’s usually an indicator it is a queen. It isn’t good for all species, but works for some.

The thorax seemed pretty thin so I guess it's just a large worker. Thanks for the help!

[SolenopsisKeeper]

So last night I saw a large ant in the kitchen and captured it in a test tube. I was trying to see if it had wing scars but I didn't see any so I suspected it was just a worker from a large species of ant. So was wondering where they are. I made a quick test tube set up but when I tried moving her in she didn't budge, it took so long that I ended up releasing her because of how late it was.

There is usually no “wing scars” clearly visible in my experience. Just look at the mid section(thorax) and if it is as wide as the abdomen it’s usually an indicator it is a queen. It isn’t good for all species, but works for some.

Depends on species. Psedumyrmex has difficult to ID queens
The thorax seemed pretty thin so I guess it's just a large worker. Thanks for the help!