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#1 Offline Buckets - Posted April 6 2017 - 6:47 PM

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1. Location of collection: At a park
2. Date of collection: 4/6/2017
3. Habitat of collection: Slightly wet dirt patch at the park
4. Length (from head to gaster): 4-6 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Dark brown/black gaster, with light brownish thorax and head
6. Distinguishing characteristics: The workers are pretty fast
7. Distinguishing behavior: Slow movements
8. Nest description: It was walking around 10-20 feet away from a big colony of the same species

 

Are those wing scars on it? Help with that would be appreciated too.

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#2 Offline Runner12 - Posted April 6 2017 - 6:51 PM

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Possibly Forelius pruinosis, it is a queen either way

Edited by Runner12, April 6 2017 - 6:54 PM.

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#3 Offline Buckets - Posted April 7 2017 - 2:54 PM

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Possibly Forelius pruinosis, it is a queen either way

Yeah, I can't tell if those are wing scars or not on her thorax, someone said it could be some Camponotus species as well but not sure.


Edited by Buckets, April 7 2017 - 2:55 PM.


#4 Offline Runner12 - Posted April 7 2017 - 4:07 PM

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I'm 100% it's a queen, and it's definitely not Camponotus either

#5 Offline Martialis - Posted April 7 2017 - 5:15 PM

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I agree with F. pruinosis.


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