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[Luka1709]

Hello! I'm still fairly new to antkeeping so I require some help identifying this ant 

I found her roaming on my porch in Croatia, southwestern europe

I'd say it is a camponotus vagus but what really interests me is if she is an actual queen or just a major

Here are some pics of her, she is about 16mm long 

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[NickAnter]

Camponotus vagus

[Luka1709]

Camponotus vagus

Thank you! Do you maybe know if it is a queen or major?

[NicholasP]

Are we 100% sure that this isn't possibly a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus major?

[ANTdrew]

Major worker

Are we 100% sure that this isn't possibly a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus major?

Yes

[Tai_pan1]

Are we 100% sure that this isn't possibly a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus major?

Considering it was found in Croatia, I’d say ANTdrew is 100% sure.

[bmb1bee]

Camponotus vagus

Thank you! Do you maybe know if it is a queen or major?

Definitely a major, the queens have larger thoraxes, which is the middle part of the body.

[PurdueEntomology]

Yes, a major

[Kristijan]

Greetings from Zagreb, this is a C. vagus major as people already said, unfortunately their flights stopped ~3 months ago, in Zagreb they fly from beginning to mid May and though they usually have more flights in the beginning of June I've never seen this happen in Zagreb, biggest flights I recorded this year were in Maksimir on 2.5. and 10.5.