Actual Queens this time, but what species are they?

[SkeleAnt]

Hey all, this time I know I have actual ant queens, considering one is laying eggs and has 1 worker so far, but I'm not sure what species any of them are! Any help would be appreciated!

[nbro444]

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[SkeleAnt]

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I found that if I right clicked and did "Open in New Tab" they open

[Hawkeye]

Hey all, this time I know I have actual ant queens, considering one is laying eggs and has 1 worker so far, but I'm not sure what species any of them are! Any help would be appreciated!

You probably selected the wrong hyperlink in incur for the pictures to show. You need the direct link, 2nd from the top

[Hawkeye]

Hey all, this time I know I have actual ant queens, considering one is laying eggs and has 1 worker so far, but I'm not sure what species any of them are! Any help would be appreciated!





It is hard to make out their species without more information. Could you tell us their size? When and where you found them?

[SkeleAnt]

Hey all, this time I know I have actual ant queens, considering one is laying eggs and has 1 worker so far, but I'm not sure what species any of them are! Any help would be appreciated!





It is hard to make out their species without more information. Could you tell us their size? When and where you found them?

The two largest queens are about 3/4 of inch long. The dark queen below was found hollowing out a fallen log in my backyard, near a tree.
(Thanks for the tips on the image uploading everyone, I got it to work this time!)

The red queen was found under a rock in the same yard, in a shaded area.
The absolute smallest queen, who's not even a full 1/4 inch, was actually found in my bedroom! I think she was attracted to my light, and was sitting on an old set up for some sugar ants that didn't work out.

[SkeleAnt]

Reuploading the images from the first post now that I know which link to use!

[SkeleAnt]

Update, the red ant queen has started laying, which is awesome! I'm still not sure what type of ant she is though, I tried looking up images because I thought she was maybe a fire ant queen, or a brown carpenter ant, but nothing quite fit.

[Hawkeye]

Update, the red ant queen has started laying, which is awesome! I'm still not sure what type of ant she is though, I tried looking up images because I thought she was maybe a fire ant queen, or a brown carpenter ant, but nothing quite fit.

The big ones are camponotus, check which species live in your area, that should narrow down the list

[SkeleAnt]

Small sad update, thank you all for your help identifying the queens. Unfortunately, I had to release them today, since I’m moving out of state. I’m glad I double checked the laws about it, otherwise I’d have taken them with me without thinking about it! Hopefully the one queen, who’s had trouble getting her nanitics to survive, will do better in nature, while the red queen, who was laying eggs, can *** SPAM *** elsewhere. Maybe I’ll get lucky once I’m home and I’ll be able to find a new queen or two before summer’s over.