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[antdoctor]

I found this queen under a rock in a high altitude (mountainous) region in West Vancouver, BC. She is 10-11 mm in length. She's shiny and has a rusty color on the top of her thorax. She's very quick!

 

Video here: https://imgur.com/a/xAueEwV

 

Thanks!

 

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[PetsNotPests]

Formica sp. 

[antdoctor]

Thanks!

 

Would different pictures help in narrowing it down to the species level?

[Manitobant]

Formica Pacifica. I would recommend keeping her in a test tube until she gets her first workers, and moving her into a formicarium later. She doesn’t need that much space.

[NickAnter]

I somewhat doubt that. From my understanding they are not a high altitude (granted that's a subjective term) species, and there are many Formica that look similar to this.

[ANTS_KL]

I somewhat doubt that. From my understanding they are not a high altitude (granted that's a subjective term) species, and there are many Formica that look similar to this.

Yes especially within species groups like the fusca group ;-;

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[Antkeeper01]

ummmmm in the mountains in CO Formica are everywhere like in Breckenridge there's a formica colony every 10 feet

[antdoctor]

ummmmm in the mountains in CO Formica are everywhere like in Breckenridge there's a formica colony every 10 feet

 

I think they were questioning the species-level ID (pacifica). I think we're in agreement that she's a Formica sp. queen.

[NickAnter]

ummmmm in the mountains in CO Formica are everywhere like in Breckenridge there's a formica colony every 10 feet

Indeed, I said species, not genus. Fusca group Formica are a pain to ID.

[ANTS_KL]

ummmmm in the mountains in CO Formica are everywhere like in Breckenridge there's a formica colony every 10 feet

Indeed, I said species, not genus. Fusca group Formica are a pain to ID.

I agree

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