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Serbia(South East Europe), 30km from Belgrade, 24.09.2016 Queen ID

Started By Aurorin , Sep 24 2016 12:58 AM
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Best Answer Batspiderfish , September 24 2016 - 8:26 AM

That's Lasius, especially with that coloration.

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#1 Offline Aurorin - Posted September 24 2016 - 12:58 AM

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1. Location of collection: Grass behind a house

 

2. Date of collection: 19.09.2016

 

3. Habitat of collection: Grass, besides a garden

 

4. Lenght: 9mm-10mm, closer to 10mm

 

5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: see pictures

 

6. Distinguishing characteristics: see pictures

 

7. Anything else distinctive: see pictures

 

8. Nest description: haven't seen it

 

9. Pictures: http://imgur.com/a/GLjOz

 

That is every bit of info I could have given guys, since I'm quite new to antkeeping. Would appreciate every bit of help in IDing this queen. Those pictures are as clear as I could get them to be.

 

 


#2 Offline Canadian anter - Posted September 24 2016 - 4:21 AM

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#3 Offline Aurorin - Posted September 24 2016 - 6:34 AM

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I've had someone on the chat say it's a Formica spp. How would I tell those two apart? I'm quite new to this, so I'm trying to learn as much as I could :)


#4 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted September 24 2016 - 8:26 AM   Best Answer

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That's Lasius, especially with that coloration.


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