mate: Ant queen (13. Mär 2008 17:45)

Any idea wath species is she?

mzfckr: (13. Mär 2008 17:48)

looks like lasius niger to me.

miszt: (13. Mär 2008 17:59)

Looks like some kind of Lasius spec, can u do a side shot and head shot?

ogh35d0: (13. Mär 2008 18:37)

Her back isnt transparent enough for being a Lasius Niger Queen imo

mate: (13. Mär 2008 19:30)

here it is

Messorus: (13. Mär 2008 19:54)

No, this isn´t Lasius niger, but maybe someLasius specie... You didn´t wrote how did you get her, when and from who or where. You also didn´t write her size, so how we can identificate more than just sp....?! I m not experienced in this, but Tapinoma maybe?? :P:P

Anonymous: (13. Mär 2008 20:11)

No, never is this Tapinoma. It could be Serviformica or Lasius sp.
Due to its clear blackness, it should be Serviformica, but on the other hand, it looks more like Lasius on the first picture.
Give us more pics and info please.

mate: (13. Mär 2008 20:17)

I find her last year in may 2007. She eat his first broad and now she has larve. Her size is abaut 13 mm. Here is another photo.

Messorus: (13. Mär 2008 20:46)

It is Serviformica, I think. This behavoiur- eating of own brood, is tipical for Serviformica´s , they are ,,stupid". I have small experience with them, and for example, they aren´t making batches from eggs, just leave eggs on the floor of the tube.. And they cleaned them singly:D:D:D

Sphecomyrmex: (13. Mär 2008 21:21)

Yes, i think it's a Serviformica too ;-). The morphology of petiol - narrow and almost united to the abdomen - is tipical of the genus Formica.