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Are any of these queen ants?

Started By LiL_Buddy , May 20 2019 11:24 AM

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#1 Offline LiL_Buddy - Posted May 20 2019 - 11:24 AM

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Small%20queenHello everyone! I am very new to the ant keeping hobby and I mean VERY new. I have watched some videos on youtube on locating queen ants and their care. I went outside today and found some that kind of look like queens but I'm so inexperienced I can't tell if they are or not. If anyone could tell me if any of these are actually queens that would be great. If one of them is a queen the genus would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Also ant #4 has been missing a leg when I found her is that bad?


#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 20 2019 - 11:34 AM

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Ant #1 is a queen, probably from the genus Lasius. Possibly parasitic. All others are Camponotus workers. You can tell if an ant is a queen by looking at it's thorax. If there are wing scars (where the wings were attached), it is a queen.
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#3 Offline LiL_Buddy - Posted May 20 2019 - 11:39 AM

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Okay thanks so much! I'll go release the other two where I found them.


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