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- Sun Sep 16, 2018 9:11 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Lasius Neoniger? Labor Day Queen?
- Replies: 4
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Re: Lasius Neoniger? Labor Day Queen?
Lasius americanus stops flying around mid-August, so it could be L. pallitarsis or L. neoniger. Only pictures of the teeth on the mandibles and the hairs on the antennae will distinguish these two.
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:49 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: L. Hummle queen in southern MA, USA?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2757
Re: L. Hummle queen in southern MA, USA?
Lasius aphidicolus
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:46 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: queen ID? (photos and video)
- Replies: 3
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Re: queen ID? (photos and video)
A Lasius social parasite from the umbratus group.
http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/
http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/
- Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:14 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: myrmica queen identification
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18664
Re: myrmica queen identification
I thought you said you had to disect a worker to id it. In some cases you do! The main point is that Myrmica is moderately diverse and the differences between most species are so subtle that even decent macro photography is insufficient. Some ants simply won't be identified on forums like this with...
- Wed Aug 29, 2018 1:33 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Does the queenless camponotus pennsylvanicus colony adopt a new queen?
- Replies: 4
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Re: Does the queenless camponotus pennsylvanicus colony adopt a new queen?
I've only ever known it to work with young colonies.
- Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:57 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: QUEEN ID PLEASE
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2270
Re: QUEEN ID PLEASE
Hey just wondering what prevented you from identifying the species. Because I just identified an ant that looks exactly like this as Lasius neoniger and now I’m wondering if I should have just said Lasius sp. Niger-group Lasius can only be properly identified with a view of the hairs on the antenna...
- Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:09 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: What species is this?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3242
Re: What species is this?
Probably Lasius americanus, since she has pupae. Caught after her flight?
- Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:07 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: MI tiger eye colored queens
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3682
Re: MI tiger eye colored queens
Lasius sp. Hey just wondering what prevented you from identifying the species. Because I just identified an ant that looks exactly like this as Lasius neoniger and now I’m wondering if I should have just said Lasius sp. Niger-group Lasius can only be properly identified with a view of the hairs on ...
- Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:04 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: MI tiger eye colored queens
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3682
Re: MI tiger eye colored queens
Lasius sp.
- Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:45 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Camponotus or no? Nebraska
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5865
Re: Camponotus or no? Nebraska
"sp." is just an abbreviation for species. "spp." means "species pluralis", more than one species.
Lasius are claustral and don't need to be fed until workers.
Lasius are claustral and don't need to be fed until workers.