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[Stubyvast]

Hello everyone!

Found this queen wandering around on Texada island this past week. If anyone has an ID, it would be much appreciated. I would also like to know whether she's parasitic or not. I'm also a bit worried, I've disturbed her a lot this past week in order to bring her back home. Do you have any suggestions to get her to lay eggs if she's not parasitic?

Thanks guys!

 

 

 

 

 

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[RushmoreAnts]

fusca species group, definitely not parasitic. Could be subsericea, podzolica, or something similar, though the fusca group is notorious for being difficult to identify without super high quality images.

[Stubyvast]

Yeah haha that's actually kind of what I thought in terms of identification, as it's so difficult with formica. So in terms of disturbance, just try not to move her too much and whatnot? 

any advice would be welcome.

Thanks again guys!

Edited by Stubyvast, Yesterday, 6:13 PM.

[RushmoreAnts]

Yeah haha that's actually kind of what I thought in terms of identification, as it's so difficult with formica. So in terms of disturbance, just try not to move her too much and whatnot? 

any advice would be welcome.

Thanks again guys!

Yes, Formica tend to be sensitive to light and vibrations. For reference I have a successful fusca group colony in my journal.