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Queen? Same species? ID?

Started By Vasquez , Mar 28 2017 6:11 AM

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#1 Offline Vasquez - Posted March 28 2017 - 6:11 AM

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Question - I found her under a rock with ~40 workers around her. But no brood. I collected her and sample for workers (10). I noticed that two workers actually bite her legs, so I guess not the same colony. Worker is 5mm, black. I can't take a picture atm.

1. Location of collection: Serbia - Southern Eu
2. Date of collection: 28/3/2017
3. Habitat of collection: under a rock
4. Length (from head to gaster): 10mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Black
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Maybe red legs?
7. Distinguishing behavior:
8. Nest description:

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#2 Offline Canadian anter - Posted March 28 2017 - 6:19 AM

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#3 Offline VoidElecent - Posted March 28 2017 - 6:29 AM

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Looks like a fusca-group Formica queen. Maybe F. fusca or F. cinerea.

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#4 Offline Vasquez - Posted March 28 2017 - 7:31 AM

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So the queen 10mm and worker 5mm? That sounds okay?

I placed two workers in her test tube, I moved the rest into other tube. Gonna wait. Is it possible that she flew recently and just got under the same rock where they were? And - when I opened, they mixed somehow.

#5 Offline Vasquez - Posted March 28 2017 - 10:46 AM

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Bump?

#6 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted March 28 2017 - 2:28 PM

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There's really no way for us to tell. It is better to collect foundress queens after a nuptial flight than to extract colonies.

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