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[MacroMan]

I did my best with pics but found it very difficult to get a quality photo once in test tube setup. Any guidance, even just narrowing down a genus, would be appreciated. All found in East Tennessee. Thank you everyone! (I do not plan on keeping all of them, so TN folks feel free to reach out. Would trade for formicarium stuff or $ to buy formicarium stuff  )

 

Group A: F. subsericea? I have 5 or 6 of these collected from the ground in the woods already with brood. Large

 

Ant B: collected in woods under small piece of bark. Lasius? I believe I have 2 of these both already with brood! Mid-large size

 

 

Ant C: Collected in a field near a wooded area. mid-large size

 

 

Ant D: Collected in a field near a wooded area. Medium sized

 

 

Ant E: Crematogaster? This is a small ant collected in field near wooded area. 

 

 

 

Group F: Very small, collected in field near wooded area. S. Molesta?

 

 

Ant G: Collected in field near wooded area. Small 

 

 

Ant H: Small, collected in field near wooded area. Had a very difficult time getting picture. 

 

 

Ant I: (edited to add) medium sized found in field near wooded area. Camponotus?

 

 

Thank you so much anybody who has taken the time to look at these! I have a couple more I just couldn't get great pics of, but as I learn here hopefully I can ID them myself. Additionally, if any of these would be good for a beginner please make a recommendation. Thanks again.

Edited by MacroMan, August 10 2020 - 9:14 AM.

[TechAnt]

Woah, that’s a lot of queens, but for the ‘F. subsericesa’ it would be safe to leave it at Formica fusca group as you’d need a microscope form what I recall on IDing them. Second one does look like Lasius based on head shape and body size, but again, you’d need I microscope to ID it’s species, and Lasius are known as the queens of being the hardest to ID lol. 3rd looks like Camponotus sp. but I can’t be sure, ant 4 I’m not sure of..ant 5 looks like Crematogaster. (Editing answers into my post as I keep looking at them) I’m not good at IDing Solenopsis, but that looks like Molesta or a closely related species looking at photos of other molesta queens for ant 6. The final ant looks like Pheidole sp. based on that blocky head.

Edited by TechAnt, August 10 2020 - 9:01 AM.

[Aaron567]

A: Formica fusca-group

B: Lasius sp. 

C: Crematogaster sp.

D: Nylanderia sp. 

E: Crematogaster missouriensis

F: Solenopsis molesta

G: Hard to tell with those angles, but it looks like either Brachymyrmex depilis or Forelius pruinosus. The dark wings make me want to lean more towards Forelius.

H: The queen with the eggs looks like Pheidole tysoni, but it looks like you put a picture of a different species next to that one.

[Antkid12]

A: Formica fusca group

B: Lasius sp.(fully claustral)

C: Crematogaster sp:

D: Brachymyrmex?

E: Crematogaster sp.

F: Solenopsis molesta group

G: pretty sure this is forelius

H: Pheidole.

I: Crematogaster sp.

Edited by Antkid12, August 10 2020 - 9:17 AM.

[MacroMan]

Just wanted to say you folks are awesome, thank you a ton for this. 

[Antkid12]

Awesome queens by the way.

[TechAnt]

No problem, you have a bunch of new queens now!

[RushmoreAnts]

Just wait a couple years and you'll have a very showy collection!