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by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:16 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
Replies: 14
Views: 6368

Re: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX

Hmmm....couple different opinions here. Is solenopsis invicta clausteral? Yes, both Tetramorium and Solenopsis Invicta are fully claustral. Is the ant black or dark red. That's honestly going to be the biggest telltale. Solenopsis Invicta are red with black tipped gasters. But honestly, I would tru...
by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:56 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
Replies: 14
Views: 6368

Re: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX

Hmmm....couple different opinions here. Is solenopsis invicta clausteral? Yes, both Tetramorium and Solenopsis Invicta are fully claustral. Is the ant black or dark red. That's honestly going to be the biggest telltale. Solenopsis Invicta are red with black tipped gasters. But honestly, I would tru...
by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 11:41 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: What kind of queen is this??
Replies: 5
Views: 2854

Re: What kind of queen is this??

Pabloof7 wrote:
Wed Jul 18, 2018 11:34 am
http://imgur.com/a/5gq7cZB
Yeah, I'm not sure on this one. Pictures are a bit blurry and I'm not as familiar with ants in Spain so nothing is standing out to me. Maybe someone else will be of more help on this one.
by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:58 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Genus/Species Identification. Prenolepis Imparis? Camponotus Castaneus? With photos. Severn, MD, US
Replies: 9
Views: 4655

Re: Genus/Species Identification. Prenolepis Imparis? Camponotus Castaneus? With photos. Severn, MD, US

Yes, these options are all from the pallidefulva species group of Formica. Ants from this group also vary pretty wildly in coloration at ranges farther North than Maryland. You are also right that workers are easier to identify. I appreciate all the help so far. I'll just hold off until she has wor...
by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:37 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
Replies: 14
Views: 6368

Re: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX

Batspiderfish wrote:
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:20 am
This is Solenopsis invicta.
Interesting. That was definitely a mistake on my part. I'm not as familiar with Solenopsis species because they're not very common where I live. Learning more every day.
by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:34 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: help to identify queen ant
Replies: 12
Views: 6078

Re: help to identify queen ant

It would be something from France. Most of the time, Lasius identification is moderately difficult, since you need enough magnification to see the hairs on the antennal scapes and the teeth on the mandibles, at least. Just put a "cf." between the genus and species whenever you find what you think i...
by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:31 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: What kind of queen is this??
Replies: 5
Views: 2854

Re: What kind of queen is this??

Pabloof7 wrote:
Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:51 pm
Caught the 20th June, is about 8mm

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-L2MK1r30JyhGmWMYGAZZ0zSFHy9HYku
Can you post photos. Don't have access to google drive. You can use imgur or photo bucket. Just post the link or embed the photo using the tutorial on the main forum page.
by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:27 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: ID: Southwestern Ontario Canada
Replies: 21
Views: 10449

Re: ID: Southwestern Ontario Canada

Ive updated a few more pictures in the original links with some more shots but the last link wont update so here's a new one https://imgur.com/a/fBIgGrV of the would be 2 males. Ill note the one with the more slender pointed gaster is perhaps dying. Upon closer inspection of the tube with 3 in it i...
by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:17 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX
Replies: 14
Views: 6368

Re: ID Please: Caught June 21, 2018 Houston, TX

Definitely Tetramorium. Most likely T. caespitum as that is the most common US Tetramorium but this species is so widely diverse that there is no way to guarantee the species.

Tetramorium sp.
http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Tetramorium
by kykel09
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:11 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: help to identify queen ant
Replies: 12
Views: 6078

Re: help to identify queen ant

If you get some slightly better photos I could probably help you narrow down the species. She's slightly smaller than Formica queens typically but perfect size for Laisus. Does she have any hair on her gastor? Lasius Neoniger is one of the more common Laisus species in the US and they have a kind of...