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4 Queens I found in May

Started By soulkeeper79 , Jun 4 2016 7:14 AM

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#1 Offline soulkeeper79 - Posted June 4 2016 - 7:14 AM

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Here are 4 of the 6 Queens I found in my backyard in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and all were captured in the month of May of this year (2016) and have laid eggs already. I was going to wait for workers to eclose before trying to identify the species of Queens with my 60x-100x lighted jewelers loupe, but I'm sure the seasoned ant veterans will be able to give me a good idea of species with these pics and measurements.

This first queen has a strikingly colored gaster and is 11mm long.

This second one is only 5mm long.

The last 2 Queens are the same species, but one has a worker already. The Queens are 10mm long.

#2 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted June 4 2016 - 10:36 AM

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The first one looks like Camponotus impressus. Cute!

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