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Wildbird: Help to identify please (6. Sep 2007 22:33)

Hi All

This ant jumped me as I got out of my car, has wings so is either a king or a queen, Dark orange in colour so I am suspecting Lasious Flavus,

2 questions really, Boy or girl and impregnated or not, after 10 hours still has wings attached so I don't know

Any thoughts, or any idea how i'll be able to tell

Thanks as always

Paul

miszt: (6. Sep 2007 22:40)

culd u take a side foto?

chances are if she hasnt lost her wings yet she wont be fertilized, theres been a few out i noticed today, probly the warm weather bringing out the last few nests, unfortunetly as there are so few nests left to join the flights they are mostly likly not gonna be mated

Kiam: (6. Sep 2007 22:48)

I saw one colony off lasius flavus flying out today but couldnt find the queens but i found a different queen which i do not know and shall try raising it :)

Also by looking at that ant now it does not look like a lasius flavus :)

Skippy: (7. Sep 2007 15:28)

I think it is not Lasius ,because if I look on head ,it is more look like some Myrmecinae specie ,so Myrmica or some specie like that ;) ,if is it able ,please better photo :) ,if you´ll get more (big) light on ,camera can take better picture ,and also color would be better ;)

Skippy