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Is this L. Niger?

Started By Koafid , Aug 11 2023 9:47 AM

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#1 Offline Koafid - Posted August 11 2023 - 9:47 AM

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Hi,
So today, 11.8. 19:00 in Central Europe I found on 10m of pavement 8 queens of L. Niger, cought 3, after the first workers I will propably free them (or try to find anyone who buys them)
But at home I noticed that one of them has longer gaster than the others.
https://imgur.com/a/Jlo2Q2Khere is 1st cought
https://imgur.com/a/yM9BYDnhere second in milky tube, so not very visible
https://imgur.com/a/jj2RLbeand here is the impostor!!! What is it? I doubt its a L. Niger too, since its way narrower gaster, but it still has tipical lines on it.
Anybody can explain what's this all about?
Thanks in advance