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23-07-2010, 04:32 PM
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| | | Queen ant
Is this Lasius niger? This is the first queen ant I have seen, I didn't realise they were so big!
Also, the two antenna have a slightly different colour, is this normal for queen ants?  
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Hi mate, love the photos 
It looks like L. niger, dark brown with erect hairs on the antennal scape. L. niger has now been split into two species, here is a link that will give you the info on how to seperate the two...don't know if it works for queens though? Sifolinia's AntBlog: Separating Lasius niger and Lasius platythorax workers |
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Thanks Chris, never realised that
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