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[NikolaBale]

I caught this formica queen at about 20 m above sea level.
Size:10 mm(roughly)
She is mostly grey-ish whit a shine and a read and grey/black head and whit yelow or red-ish legs and lower thorax.
Nothing in specific i can say about her as in some unique behaviore or other features.
Habitat: well she was on my wall of my house so i could describe the habitat around so because I'm in a village there are a lot of gardens so there are a lot of mixed types of trees and plants that's the best i can describe it.
Sr about the bad pictures i have only my phone to take them whit.
http://imgur.com/a/rAM86
Btw a question off topic one of her wings fell of in the first few min i caught her but the second wing is still on her and its been a day and a half.? Does that mean she isn't fertile or something else ?

Thank you!

Edited by NikolaBale, May 14 2017 - 5:41 AM.

[Spamdy]

Did you accidentally give her a Injury? The wing part won't matter anyway.

[VoidElecent]

I would say Formica cinerea, Formica pratensis, or a generally lighter F. fusca-group queen. Nice find!

[NikolaBale]

Did you accidentally give her a Injury?
The wing part won't matter anyway.

no i wouldn't say i did i had a plastic container and i just put it over her and put a lid on it and that's it but i don't rly care i just want to know if she is fretile.I found her on my wall very calm .

I would say Formica cinerea, Formica pratensis, or a generally lighter F. fusca-group queen. Nice find!

Thnx bro still not sure tho.

Edited by NikolaBale, May 14 2017 - 7:19 AM.

[Jonathan21700]

F. rufibarbis or F. clara probably.

Seems kinda early for them. They usually fly from June to July.