I need help identiyfing a queen
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I need help identiyfing a queen
Hello! sorry to bother you guys again, but I need help to identify this queen.[http://imgur.com/a/AXG4r][http://imgur.com/a/VkGtm] I caught her on last Tuesday (June 6) in a forest in Va (Found her in leaf litter. She is a little over 3/4s of an inch. She has laid two eggs, hates lights, laid her eggs in different batches, and stays around her eggs. Thanks again! Please give me some tips of how to take care of whatever she is.
- idahoantgirl
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Re: I need help identiyfing a queen
We need pictures from the side to help Identifly properly. looks like a camonotus to me.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: I need help identiyfing a queen
[http://imgur.com/SZr3n4W][/http://imgur.com/JGWqbKF] I think it might be Camponotus castaneus
Re: I need help identiyfing a queen
she is about 20 mm
Re: I need help identiyfing a queen
Then most definitely C. castaneus. Beautiful queen!
Keeper of
Selliing:
Selliing:
Re: I need help identiyfing a queen
thank you so much!!!!!!!! Also if you look at the pictures, you will see two eggs and one of them is a yellowish color. Is that normal? And do you have any tips on taking care of her? Once again thank you sooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!
- Batspiderfish
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Re: I need help identiyfing a queen
Camponotus eggs are usually yellow, sometimes pink.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
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Re: I need help identiyfing a queen
Most definately Camponotus castaneus! My favorite Camponotus species
Keeping:
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
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