antjordan: Queens found in Canada (14. Aug 2009 15:14)

Hey guys, about a month ago I collected 4 queens ( all of the same species) off the driveway. I'm a rookie when it comes to ants so I need your help in order to identify the species. They are all about 8 mm long.

Here are a couple of pics:

http://i26.tinypic.com/2qsqxps.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/11jst1e.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/16gkbw5.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/33ddqgy.jpg

It would be great if someone could identify the species for me. Sorry I know the picture quality isn't the best.

matt-man123: Re: Queens found in Canada (14. Aug 2009 16:40)

They look like Lasius niger to me :) But can you get Niger in canada? if you can then thats what i would say :)

elmnt: Re: Queens found in Canada (14. Aug 2009 18:10)

Its hard to tell with the lighting, could be a L asius or F ormica species.

XToF: Re: Queens found in Canada (14. Aug 2009 20:06)

Lasius sp. (neoniger)?

antjordan: Re: Queens found in Canada (14. Aug 2009 20:13)

Thanks a lot for the fast reply guys. I looked around some more and they do look very similar to Lasius Niger, although I'm not so sure they are found in my region ( Vancouver, British Columbia) I took a few more photos so maybe it will be easier to ID.

http://i25.tinypic.com/14v04ea.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/t6uhxw.jpg

matt-man123: Re: Queens found in Canada (14. Aug 2009 20:19)

I still think a Lasius species and then i also think is niger :)