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Two queens caught in Utah - help ID

Started By zenit55 , Yesterday, 1:09 AM

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#1 Offline zenit55 - Posted Yesterday, 1:09 AM

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Two queens - one is small, thought it was tetramotrium, but looks different under the scope and very different color. probably around 7-8mm

 

the second one is bigger, thought it was a formica but looks a bit different from other local formicas i caught

 

 

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#2 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted Yesterday, 7:24 AM

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The first is a camponotus major, the second is some sort of lasius queen


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Currently keeping:

 

1x Formica subsericea, 35-40 workers +  BIG brood pile + 10 pupa.

1x Crematogaster cerasi, 1 workers + finally some bigger brood (The worker that was dying died  :facepalm:)

1x Myrmica ruba sp around 10 workers

*New* 1x  founding Camponotus pennsylvanicus + eggs that die (probably infertile)

*New* 2x Camponotus nova, one is infertile

*As you watch your ants march, remember that every thing begins with a small step and continued by diligence and shared dreams*

-A.T (which is Me)

 

#3 Offline Zhuge - Posted Yesterday, 10:07 AM

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With camponotus queens its super easy to see the wing scars.


Aphaenogaster occidentalis queen when

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