This is photo from my backyard.
Is that Formica Rufa, right?
He just struggled around that hole, run inside, and back instantly, after I looked there I noticed that hidden isopod
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Formica rufa? (getting blocked by armadillidium)
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Koafid
, Oct 11 2023 9:17 AM
Best Answer Serafine , October 11 2023 - 11:01 PM
You can easily identify Camponotus (at least the northern ones) by looking at the thorax. Camponotus has a curved thorax, Formica have two humps.
(It doesn't work that well for southern/tropical Camponotus, as some of those tend to go in a more humpy direction).
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Imma say. Camponotus herculeanus it lignipurda is your in Europe. Maybe vincius or chromaids if us. I'm probably wrong
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Looks like novaeboracensis but I am no expert.
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You can easily identify Camponotus (at least the northern ones) by looking at the thorax. Camponotus has a curved thorax, Formica have two humps.
(It doesn't work that well for southern/tropical Camponotus, as some of those tend to go in a more humpy direction).
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Location? That's Camponotus.
Imma say. Camponotus herculeanus it lignipurda is your in Europe. Maybe vincius or chromaids if us. I'm probably wrong
That's Middle Europe.
You can easily identify Camponotus (at least the northern ones) by looking at the thorax. Camponotus has a curved thorax, Formica have two humps.
(It doesn't work that well for southern/tropical Camponotus, as some of those tend to go in a more humpy direction).
Is there that easy way to identify their queens too?
Next year my goal is to get Camponotus queen 
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