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[Maximillion]

1. Feldberg, Germany. 1400 m above sea level.
2. 25.07.22
 
Body:
1. was hiking uphill, sandy trail with low vegetation around as well as access to dead wood.

2. collected 19.07.22
3. entrance to a forest, sandy path with direct sunshine, kept disappearing into the grassy parts next to the trail.
4. 12 mm in length
5. black/dark brown colored, legs in a lighter brown tone
6. acidoporus,. the pronotum has a few erect hairs, i counted up 8 per specimen but think my gear doesnt allow me to spot all of them.
7. foraging alone, extremely fast when aware of getting caught.

 

I was thinking either Formica fusca or Formica lemani according to my literature. The hairs on the pronotum are said to be the distinctive feature here but it refers to some more than i counted and i don't have any reference picture. Thanks for help!

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Maximillion, July 25 2022 - 10:57 AM.

[AntsTopia]

Looks to be some kind of Formica. Formica Fusca would be be my first guess but the body doesn’t really line up with fusca. I’ll do more research and come back when I’m done.

[timtellstrom]

Looks like lemani to me

[AntsCali098]

I don’t know about EU, but here it is almost impossible to tell apart fusca group Formica

[OiledOlives]

I don’t know about EU, but here it is almost impossible to tell apart fusca group Formica

Fusca group can be differentiated with microscope images or even just good pictures with a phone.

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