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Identify this queen please..

Started By Lunanitic , Jul 21 2017 9:17 AM

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#1 Offline Lunanitic - Posted July 21 2017 - 9:17 AM

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lasius niger I hope, and nothing to complicated..

mike..

#2 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted July 21 2017 - 9:29 AM

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LocationDracut, Massachusetts

Location and measurements?

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#3 Offline Lunanitic - Posted July 21 2017 - 9:51 AM

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Length is about 1cm give or take 1mm - found in midlands UK (middle of a street )

#4 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted July 21 2017 - 10:02 AM

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Formica sp. (queen)

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#5 Offline Lunanitic - Posted July 21 2017 - 10:08 AM

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Formica sp, sorry to be a noob but could you give me the full name so I can look it up and so forth, may be release it if its to complicated to look after.

Mike...

#6 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted July 21 2017 - 10:12 AM

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I think you mean the exact species. I'm not very fond of the ants in EU, but I do know that this is in the genus Formica. The Formica journals on this forum can be helpful.

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#7 Offline Lunanitic - Posted July 21 2017 - 10:46 AM

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Well you seem to have set me off in the right direction I'm leaning towards formica fusca which would be a good find. I was worried in case it was one of the parasitic ants, I didn't want to have it in a test tube for weeks because of my ignorance.

#8 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted July 21 2017 - 10:57 AM

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Well you seem to have set me off in the right direction I'm leaning towards formica fusca which would be a good find. I was worried in case it was one of the parasitic ants, I didn't want to have it in a test tube for weeks because of my ignorance.

It doesn't look parasitic to me. F. fusca is likely.

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#9 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted July 21 2017 - 2:30 PM

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Yeah, I was gonna say F. fusca too.

#10 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted July 21 2017 - 5:32 PM

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This photo is too underexposed to identify to the species.

If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

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