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Ant ID up in CO mountains this morning.


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#1 Offline Devi - Posted June 1 2021 - 2:04 PM

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Hey Formiculture,
I just found three polygynous queens under a rock so I collected them. They also had one worker. I have them in a makeshift setup right now as I am up in the mountains but will get them a better home once I go back. Anyways, apologies that I can't fill out the sheet very well as I don't have a ruler or many materials up here. I found them on a hike, I'm up by Mount Elbert and they have dark coloration through out their whole body including dark but segmented gaster. Formica is my guess. They are pretty large I'd say, about average formica queen size. Thanks!20210601_152600.jpg

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted June 1 2021 - 3:36 PM

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Definitely looks like formica, though there is a small chance it could be lasius. Can you get a pic of the worker so we can be sure?

Edited by Manitobant, June 1 2021 - 3:36 PM.

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