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Post by Caydenn on Jul 1, 2007 9:02:20 GMT
Hi, Is this a queen ant....   |
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Post by Marshall on Jul 1, 2007 9:12:31 GMT
Hi, I would definitely say that this is a queen , but of what species I am not sure. It very well could be Lasius niger or a closely related species. Marshall  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 1, 2007 10:28:17 GMT
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Post by Caydenn on Jul 1, 2007 15:34:34 GMT
thanks for the info time to start a colony  |
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Post by bilbo on Jul 21, 2007 7:19:18 GMT
do nigers have worker sized queens?
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 21, 2007 8:21:00 GMT
do nigers have worker sized queens? No. Lasius niger queens are roughly 3 or 4 times larger than their workers, and in fact the vast majority of ant species have queens considerably larger than any worker, even the large major workers or soldiers. In some cases the queen can be vastly larger than her smallest worker daughters, between 50 to 100 times larger in the case of Army Ants or African Driver Ants when they are swollen up with many thousands of eggs |
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Post by Caydenn on Jul 21, 2007 16:33:28 GMT
My colony has died except for my queen, and the queen is much bigger than the worker.
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Post by angelicdefender on Jun 4, 2011 11:54:28 GMT
Well, I can assure that that is a queen, and most likely a Lasius queen. However, not all queen ants are much larger than their workers, as more primitive species of ants' queens are very similar in size to the workers.
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Post by formica on Jun 18, 2011 20:36:55 GMT
Well the thorax is definitely too long for a british Lasius niger queen but as you live in a different part of the world maybe the species varies slightly, like the matamata turtle. Take it to your local musuem as they shall be able to identify it. |
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