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Queen ID Rocky Mount, North Carolina 3/29/17

Started By Owenhans , Mar 29 2017 2:10 PM

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#1 Offline Owenhans - Posted March 29 2017 - 2:10 PM

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Location: Backyard
Date: March 29th, 2017
Habitat: Grassy and mossy backyard, found wandering concrete patio
Length: 1/2 of an inch or 12.7mm
Color: Black, has a dull shininess to the gaster and mesozoma
Characteristics: Moves very fast

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Edited by Owenhans, March 29 2017 - 2:10 PM.

#2 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted March 29 2017 - 2:34 PM

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Formica fusca-group sp.?

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#3 Offline Cindy - Posted March 29 2017 - 2:34 PM

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It looks like Formica subsericea

#4 Offline Owenhans - Posted March 29 2017 - 2:37 PM

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It looks like Formica subsericea

Exactly what I was thinking, thank you!

#5 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted March 29 2017 - 4:05 PM

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Formica sp.

Would need more photographs to tell which one.

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