Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

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MatLaf
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Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21667Post MatLaf
Wed May 24, 2017 7:53 pm

Hey guys I'm living in montreal, canada and today while a was making bbq i caught what I think two queen ( componotus i think )

So could you help me to make sure guys ?

Here some picture :


Okay sorry guys need to check how to post pictures from my cellphone rofl
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Re: Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21668Post Batspiderfish
Wed May 24, 2017 7:57 pm

No links. :(
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Re: Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21670Post MatLaf
Wed May 24, 2017 7:59 pm

Ya gonna look how to post picture from my cellphone

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Re: Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21672Post MatLaf
Wed May 24, 2017 8:17 pm

Here i hope this will work sorry for the long post / trouble
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For the length i really don't know mm so i would say almost 1/2 inch for both

One of the ants is trying to "escape" trough the cotton any solution for that ?

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Re: Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21673Post Martialis
Wed May 24, 2017 8:26 pm

Just fixed your links for you :) What you want to do is copy the photo URL/ image address and put that between the image brackets.

http://imgur.com/a/YBm7A

Camponotus pennsylvanicus .
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Re: Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21676Post MatLaf
Wed May 24, 2017 8:32 pm

Hmm would you look at that you did it , thx dude :)

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Re: Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21681Post Batspiderfish
Wed May 24, 2017 8:46 pm

Camponotus sp.
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Re: Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21688Post Martialis
Thu May 25, 2017 2:59 am

Batspiderfish wrote:
Wed May 24, 2017 8:46 pm
Camponotus sp.
Why not C. pennsylvanicus? The photo quality?
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Re: Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21692Post Batspiderfish
Thu May 25, 2017 8:40 am

Martialis wrote:
Thu May 25, 2017 2:59 am
Batspiderfish wrote:
Wed May 24, 2017 8:46 pm
Camponotus sp.
Why not C. pennsylvanicus? The photo quality?
No accurate measurement. 1/2" would lie directly between the Myrmentoma and Camponotus subgenera
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Re: Need ID for 2 ants, probably queen

Post: # 21696Post MatLaf
Thu May 25, 2017 8:59 am

I will take better photo and mesure after work and post it from my computer instead of my cellphone.

But just a small question queen won't fly after the Neptune flight , right ? My girlfriend is freking out a big because they have wing

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