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Is this a drone and what species?
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aheyer
, May 27 2024 4:38 PM
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Posted May 27 2024 - 4:38 PM
I caught this ant out on some onions in my garden in eastern MA in the evening yesterday. I am just curious if I am correct that this is a drone and what species it may be. It is about 8 to 10mm long, black body.
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Posted May 27 2024 - 4:41 PM
Camponotus male.
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Posted May 27 2024 - 5:55 PM
Yup, that's a drone all right! Thinner gaster, smaller head, means it's basically useless to you. The queens will have larger gasters, and pretty big heads too. However if you find a queen you could stick the male in with her so he can mate, and then you can remove him. But yah males are kind of useless other than that.
Looks like Camponotus, not exactly sure which kind though. Maybe Modoc or Vicinus?
Edited by Stubyvast, May 27 2024 - 5:56 PM.
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Posted May 28 2024 - 5:36 AM
Male Camponotus, possibly vicinius? Please post these sorts of threads in the ID forum.
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