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[AntTeen804]

Found in a founding chamber under a mat
About 1Cm long (10mm)

[Ants4fun]

No description?

Edited by Ants4fun, May 6 2015 - 3:31 PM.

[cpman]

Could be anything without a description and picture. But, my initial, wild guess from the size, location, and time would be S. invicta.

[Ants4fun]

Definitely need to be more descriptive than the size of a founding chamber...

Edited by Ants4fun, May 6 2015 - 3:39 PM.

[AntTeen804]

Sorry Haha I forgot to put the pictures.

[AntTeen804]

Here's the pictures.

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[Ants4fun]

Idk, but that is odd that she was in a founding chamber is she looks parasitic to me...
Polyergus perhaps?

[AntTeen804]

Idk, but that is odd that she was in a founding chamber is she looks parasitic to me...

That's exactly what I was thinking, I thought they just went to another colony to do what they do.

[Ants4fun]

I found a parasitic queen under a rock a few days ago. Sometimes they will hibernate, then in infiltrate a colony in spring.

Edited by Ants4fun, May 6 2015 - 5:04 PM.

[Ants4fun]

Could be a parasitic Lasius sp.

[AntTeen804]

I didn't see the flight but saw a few of these two days ago, and another camponotus nearticus flight happened.
I hope its s parasitic lasius I saw some lasius neoniger workers in my yard.

[AntTeen804]

Lasius interjectus?

[AntTeen804]

Is lasius interjectus parasitic?

[Forestflamboyant]

Howdy! I have some experience with Polyergus. If she has sabers for her mandibles then she is not capable of caring for a brood. Most likely a parasite as you have suggested. Also it wouldn't make sense to hibernate for to long a period. She is only going to get weaker and will need her strength to dominate. I have kept Polyergus and Formica Fusca together without a queen until all the Fusca have been used up. Most of the time Polyergus did nothing but beg for food. They can feed themselves from liquid but most of the time begged to be feed. What ever she is she is a beautiful Red Queen like in Resident Evil. 

Edited by Forestflamboyant, May 6 2015 - 5:39 PM.

[Ants4fun]

Maybe lasius claviger.

[Ants4fun]

Or interjectus as you have said. They are both parasitic. Either way I would boost her with lasius brood and maybe callow workers. Do you have measurenents?

Edited by Ants4fun, May 6 2015 - 6:03 PM.

[AntTeen804]

I'm goint to let her go I don't want any parasitic sp.

[Ants4fun]

why? Too much work?

[AntTeen804]

No The only lasius colony in my yard is a HUGE lasius neoniger colony but its under a shed.

[Ants4fun]

I find that a lot of times they will put their larvae under rocks; even if the rocks are a bit farther from the nest.

Edited by Ants4fun, May 6 2015 - 6:13 PM.