pphakkar: Can you help me with this one (11. Mai 2007 15:38)

Hi

I captured two ants but I could use some help with identifying them: pictures , 8 . I'm sorry about the quality but that's best I can do.

The color or ants is about: black head, dark brown middle body, lighter brown bottom. It is about 6 mm long.

They are Finnish ants and other have said that they could be Myrmica, Leptothorax tai Temnothorax

Philsen: (11. Mai 2007 15:55)

Hi,

sry, but i cant see any pictures.
Please upload the pics somewhere else, maybe here: http://imageshack.us/

Ok now i see them too ^^ but i´ve no idea....

Sinthoras: (11. Mai 2007 16:00)

Hi
for me it looks like Manica spec. or Myrmica spec. .

MfG Sinthoras

Skippy: (11. Mai 2007 17:16)

I think this is not Manica ,but maybe some Myrmica spec.

Skippy

JimmyVe: (11. Mai 2007 18:40)

If it is a queen 6mm is to short for a Myrmica spec. but she looks like one.

Maybe if you have some better pictures.

Krümel: (11. Mai 2007 18:58)

I suppose its a Myrmica sp. queen, the lenght is comparable with e.g. Myrmica rubra of 6,5-7,5 mm, and the whole body doesn't looks like one of a Leptothorax queen.

On the 2nd picture you see little stings (spikes) at the end of the Thorax.
That is a special characteristic feature for the Myrmica, Leptothorax pecies and other species of the genus Myrmicinii.
Manica rubida (the only species of the Manica-gruop which lives in europe) doesn't has this spikes.

pphakkar: (11. Mai 2007 19:49)

It sure looks like same like thos Myrmica Rubra queens in your link. That is common in Finland. I would be quite sure with this one.

Thank you all very much. :lol: