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Started By Luka1709 , Jun 24 2022 2:31 PM

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#1 Offline Luka1709 - Posted June 24 2022 - 2:31 PM

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Hello! I'm still fairly new to antkeeping so I require some help identifying this ant

I found her roaming on my porch in Croatia, southwestern europe

I'd say it is a camponotus vagus but what really interests me is if she is an actual queen or just a major

Here are some pics of her, she is about 16mm long

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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 24 2022 - 2:33 PM

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Camponotus vagus

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).

#3 Offline Luka1709 - Posted June 24 2022 - 2:36 PM

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Camponotus vagus

Thank you! Do you maybe know if it is a queen or major?

#4 Offline NicholasP - Posted June 24 2022 - 2:59 PM

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Are we 100% sure that this isn't possibly a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus major?

#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 24 2022 - 3:03 PM

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Are we 100% sure that this isn't possibly a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus major?

Yes

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#6 Offline Tai_pan1 - Posted June 24 2022 - 3:57 PM

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Are we 100% sure that this isn't possibly a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus major?

Considering it was found in Croatia, I’d say ANTdrew is 100% sure.

#7 Offline bmb1bee - Posted June 24 2022 - 6:19 PM

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Thank you! Do you maybe know if it is a queen or major?

Definitely a major, the queens have larger thoraxes, which is the middle part of the body.

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#8 Offline PurdueEntomology - Posted June 25 2022 - 10:44 AM

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Yes, a major

#9 Offline Kristijan - Posted August 4 2022 - 8:39 AM

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Greetings from Zagreb, this is a C. vagus major as people already said, unfortunately their flights stopped ~3 months ago, in Zagreb they fly from beginning to mid May and though they usually have more flights in the beginning of June I've never seen this happen in Zagreb, biggest flights I recorded this year were in Maksimir on 2.5. and 10.5.