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ID Request for two different queens

 

QUEEN #1

1. Location - Top of Crown Mountain, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
2. Collection Date - August 5, 2019
3. Habitat - was crawling around on the rock face
4. Length - 5-6mm
5. Coloration -  hairy from back of thorax to end of gaster, dark head, mostly brown in color, yellow legs and antennae
6. Dist Char - 2 petiole, 12 antennal segments, 2 spines out the top thorax
7. crawls steadily, not slow nor fast
8. probably foraging along the rock face
9. n/a
10. Photo Album Queen #1 - https://photos.app.g...rtG9Yq1ScFZRWd9

QUEEN #2

1. Location - Top of Crown Mountain, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
2. Collection Date - August 5, 2019
3. Habitat - mountainous, dry dirt area, some shrubs
4. Length - 10mm
5. Coloration -  black gaster, red mid section with V or H section on top, head is red with 3 dots forming triangle
6. Dist Char - 1 petiole, 12 antennal segments
7. fast moving, aggressive workers (bite)
8. was hanging around the shaded side of the mountain rock faces waiting for flight time
9. nuptial flight was occurring that day
10. Photo Album Queen #2 - https://photos.app.g...rtG9Yq1ScFZRWd9 (includes photos of male dealates)

[AntsBC]

Queen #1 is a Myrmica sp., as you probably already know. I'm not very good at identifying them.

Queen #2 is Formica aserva.

Edited by AntsBC, August 14 2019 - 12:38 PM.