https://imgur.com/a/mVB7ISB
I'm on mobile, so I'm gonna have to make this brief. Images in the link above, extra info soon-ish when I can get to a proper keyboard. Caught at 7:40 PM.
Not sure if she's a queen, but she appears to have a hump.
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PacificAntMan
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Not sure if she's a queen, but she appears to have a hump.
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PacificAntMan
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Re: Not sure if she's a queen, but she appears to have a hump.
She does indeed appear to have two dark dots on either side of her thorax, although it's hard to see. I only have a 15x lens to use as a jeweler's loupe, and she's roughly 5 mm long. 
I did also include a dab of honey about half the size of her head when I put her in the tube, and she has not touched it, so I'd think that's unusual behavior for a worker.
Been searching every day since march for something of the alate or dealate description, so I'm hoping I've got a hit this time.
I did also include a dab of honey about half the size of her head when I put her in the tube, and she has not touched it, so I'd think that's unusual behavior for a worker.
Been searching every day since march for something of the alate or dealate description, so I'm hoping I've got a hit this time.
Lorraine Anderson wrote:"Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion."
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