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Formica Queen ID, Texada, BC

Started By Stubyvast , Aug 4 2025 12:06 PM
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#1 Offline Stubyvast - Posted August 4 2025 - 12:06 PM

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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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Manica invidia (1 queen,  ~200 workers)

Manica invidia (1 colonies, 1 queens plus 3 workers)

Lasius niger (single queen, ~200 workers - naturalistic, predatory set-up)

Lasius americanus (1 colony, ~10 workers)

Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens, ~ five workers each | 1 colony, 1 queen, ~1200 workers)

Formica aserva (aserva queen, ~15  â€‹Formica neorufibarbis workers)

 

"And God made...everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. 

And God saw that it was good." - Genesis 1:25

 

#2 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 4 2025 - 5:16 PM

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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.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans                                  Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

Formica pallidefulva, argentea                        Solenopsis molesta

Formica cf. aserva                                          Lasius brevicornis, neoniger

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

#3 Offline Stubyvast - Posted August 4 2025 - 6:08 PM

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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, August 4 2025 - 6:13 PM.

Manica invidia (1 queen,  ~200 workers)

Manica invidia (1 colonies, 1 queens plus 3 workers)

Lasius niger (single queen, ~200 workers - naturalistic, predatory set-up)

Lasius americanus (1 colony, ~10 workers)

Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens, ~ five workers each | 1 colony, 1 queen, ~1200 workers)

Formica aserva (aserva queen, ~15  â€‹Formica neorufibarbis workers)

 

"And God made...everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. 

And God saw that it was good." - Genesis 1:25

 

#4 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 4 2025 - 6:32 PM

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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.


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans                                  Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

Formica pallidefulva, argentea                        Solenopsis molesta

Formica cf. aserva                                          Lasius brevicornis, neoniger

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

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