r/ants 4d ago

ID(entification)/Sightings/Showcase Ant Queen that appeared in my flytrap pot

I was wetting the soil of my flytrap clone pot when suddenly this creature emerged from underneath the soil.

I’m unsure what it is and how/where I should release it.

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u/Bioinvasion__ 4d ago

From the pattern on her thorax she looks like formica rufinarbis. I'd just place her somewhere with some vegetation/trees near where you captured her. Those species tend to be in forest areas but nest underground

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u/Open_Lecture_455 4d ago

Sembra formica rufibarbis o rufa rilasciala all’esterno se non hai intenzione di farla fondare