can anyone help me identify this ant queen, if it's an ant queen? I only assume it is because I caught another with wings which looks exactly the same. Thanks in advance..
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There is only one segment between the thorax and the abdomen and the first segment of the abdomen is not elongated, which indicates this is a Formicinae.
Because the head width is similar to the thorax width from top view, this likely corresponds to a social parasite ant from the genus Lasius.
See ref below:
Seifert, Bernhard. Die Ameisen Mittel-und Nordeuropas. Lutra Verlag-u. Vertriebsges., 2007.
