The queen is a Reddish Brown color with a small yellow spot on the bottom of her gaster, She is 6 mm long.
The workers are Reddish Black and 3 mm long.
The queen has 3 long slim eggs.
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AntTeen804
, Apr 1 2016 11:20 PM
Best Answer LC3 , April 1 2016 - 11:39 PM
Looks like a Colobopsis species, although I'm not sure the images aren't too clear.
Colobopsis species have flattened faces, kind of like a cylinder. As far as I know minor workers do not have this feature but queens and majors do.
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I found this queen and 2 workers in a rotting twin in my backyard.
The queen is a Reddish Brown color with a small yellow spot on the bottom of her gaster, She is 6 mm long.
The workers are Reddish Black and 3 mm long.
The queen has 3 long slim eggs.
The queen is a Reddish Brown color with a small yellow spot on the bottom of her gaster, She is 6 mm long.
The workers are Reddish Black and 3 mm long.
The queen has 3 long slim eggs.
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Looks like a Colobopsis species, although I'm not sure the images aren't too clear.
Colobopsis species have flattened faces, kind of like a cylinder. As far as I know minor workers do not have this feature but queens and majors do.
Colobopsis species have flattened faces, kind of like a cylinder. As far as I know minor workers do not have this feature but queens and majors do.
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Posted April 1 2016 - 11:42 PM
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Yup perfect thanks and sorry about the picture quality.
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