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[DigiSERBIA]

I need help indentifying this species from Europe,Serbia. Atleast the species,i can find what subspecies is it. Thank you.
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[Ants-Fan]

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]

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]

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]

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