Finally something else after 30 tetramorium! Qc/Canada

[Jweedz]

I found this little girl this morning after work around 6am (best time in my opinion to catch queens).

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She's around 10-12mm and is pretty big compared to my other tetramorium I was a bit surprise by how big and fast she was. I'm still pretty new to the ant world so I really have no idea what species she is even after looking on google

thx in advance!

[MaxGen]

Lasius alienus possibly? I've found Lasius alienus in Montreal this time of year before. My finds were mid day, not early though.

[Batspiderfish]

It's been discovered that the ants we thought were Lasius alienus in North America are actually unrelated to the original Eurasian species, and we now call them Lasius americanus, which I think this queen is. Those measurements are pretty big, though. Are you sure they are accurate?

[AntsDakota]

I didn't know Lasius flew this early.

[LiveMalik]

Hi..can you take a glance at my post in the id center. i think she may be a Lasius , originally thought she was pavement ant. Thanks

[Batspiderfish]

I didn't know Lasius flew this early.

This is the one easy part of North American Lasius identification, because L. americanus are the only claustral Lasius to fly from July until mid-August.

[Jweedz]

Nope I was totally wrong about those measures shes 7-8 mm

[Jweedz]

Maybe this photo will help more I don't have any good camera around here and I said 7-8 mm last night but its more like 9-10mm ( its really hard to tell since she's in a mason jar) I would remove her to measure but she already started laying eggs in less than 24 hours after capturing her.
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[Batspiderfish]

She is Lasius americanus, without a doubt.

[Jweedz]

Thank you very much