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Martialis wrote:Umbratus

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Martialis wrote:

Batspiderfish wrote:Tada!

You found a larger picture! doesn't seem to be so parasitic after all.

Hmm... I'll say Lasius umbratus. Holding my breath .

Ok, so I think I'm decent as far as I know on differientiating Social-Parasite Lasius queens, but now my aim is Fully-Claustral ones. I see Lasius neoniger all the time. If you pick any day in Summer, Spring, or Fall, you can literally walk arond and count about 100 nests within 15 minutes. It's pre...

Martialis wrote:

Nathant wrote:Anyone may still send pics of queens!

Let me retry..

http://m8.i.pbase.com/t3/94/339594/4/96503488.pukmApRt.jpg

I would need to see the hair on the gaster for this one, but for now it's L. umbratus or L. speculiventris.

Martialis wrote:

Nathant wrote:Anyone may still send pics of queens!

Let me retry..

http://m8.i.pbase.com/t3/94/339594/4/96503488.pukmApRt.jpg

I would need to see the hair on the gaster for this one, but for now it's L. umbratus or L. speculiventris.

Anyone may still send pics of queens!

Thought that the species was in one of those subfamilies. Whoops! :lol: Also couldn't find any actual pics of the queen. Subgenus, not subfamily. ;) The Lasius parasite subgenera in North America are Chthonolasius and Acanthomyops . Eurasia has Chthonolasius , Dendrolasius , and Austrolasius . Isn'...

Martialis wrote:Thought that the species was in one of those subfamilies. Whoops! Also couldn't find any actual pics of the queen.

No problem. That was a fun little bonus question.

Martialis wrote:Yes! You are correct!

Oh, sweet!!! I was not expecting that!

Batspiderfish wrote:Ah, the shiny, jet-black social parasite of Lasius umbratus and other Lasius?

Oh wow. So they are Social Parasites of Social Parasites? That's neat.