Hello everyone,
It's been a while! I'm on a roll finding queens this week and would love any ideas about what species they are. Both are good sized so curious to know more about them.
Ant #1
1. Location of collection: Portland, Oregon
2. Date of collection: June 26, 2022, about 6:30pm
3. Habitat of collection: Grassy back yard/wild
4. Length (from head to gaster): 1.5 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Two rings on gaster, thick thorax
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Very big, two rings on gaster
7. Distinguishing behavior: Frantic
8. Nest description: N/A
9. Nuptial flight time and date: Unknown
Ant #2
1. Location of collection: East Lake, Newberry Crater near city of La Pine, Oregon
2. Date of collection: June 26, 2022, about 12pm
3. Habitat of collection: Found her on the lake while fishing
4. Length (from head to gaster): 1.5 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: All black, still has wings, as of yet no eggs, she is so big/thick she couldn't turn around in a test tube so put her in an Ants Canada test tube portal.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: dark, very active
7. Distinguishing behavior: moves a lot tries to escape all day
8. Nest description: N/A
9. Nuptial flight time and date: Unknown but most likely late morning
Cheers,
Ant Liebe