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Is this a queen? and what type?

Started By arikin2099 , May 26 2020 11:01 AM

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#1 Offline arikin2099 - Posted May 26 2020 - 11:01 AM

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1. Location of collection: Front door, Toronto Ontario Canada

2. Date of collection: 2020/05/26

3. habitat of collection: Rural Suburbia

4. Size: 15mm

5. Color: Mostly black with a mid of red /brown on the thorax

6. Distinguishing Characteristic: Huge Abdomen ? brown/reddish color on thorax not noticing much hair

7. na. Just sits there chilling

8. na

9. na... Was found at night without wings....

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#2 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 26 2020 - 11:05 AM

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This appears to be a Camponotus queen. Working on the species ID...

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#3 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 26 2020 - 11:08 AM

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This appears to be a Camponotus queen. Possibly C. pennsylvanicus.

Notice the red markings on the mesosoma? This is a Camponotus noveaboracensis queen.

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#4 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 26 2020 - 11:13 AM

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This appears to be a Camponotus queen. Possibly C. pennsylvanicus.

Notice the red markings on the mesosoma? This is a Camponotus noveaboracensis queen.

The very reason I wasn't being factual. The color and the fact that there wasn't much hair on the gaster didn't look right.