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DigiSERBIA: Ant indentification (22. Jul 2013 21:33)

I need help indentifying this species from Europe,Serbia. Atleast the species,i can find what subspecies is it. Thank you.
http://www.dodaj.rs/t/3O/KI/2pOMOePp/imag1880.jpg

Ants-Fan: Re: Ant indentification (22. Jul 2013 22:29)

Hello!
This Ant looks like a Polyergus sp. eventually
Polyergus rufescenes. I dont know if it a Queen or not,
but it is a sozialparsitic ant, when it is a Queen you need slaves,
Formica cunicularia or Formica fusca, or better their larveas.

Good Luck

Ants-Fan

derameisige: Re: Ant indentification (23. Jul 2013 11:22)

It is a queen of Polyergus rufescens, a slavemaker-ant.
For colony foundation she needs a small colony of Formica fusca (best host species!). She will invade this colony, kill the resident queen, and be accepted by the Formica workers. - If she succeeds...

DigiSERBIA: Re: Ant indentification (30. Jul 2013 03:13)

Thank you guys,i don't have a Formica fusca queen so she died after 2 days,can someone tell me,if i had atleast one F.fusca with only eggs,would she succesfully invade the colony? Or the colony needs to have atleast workers?

wook: Re: Ant indentification (12. Sep 2013 13:47)

DigiSERBIA, Polyergus rufescens is unable to take care of brood, that is reason why they need established Formica (serviformica) sp. colony to raid.