Question about Ontarian Ants
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Question about Ontarian Ants
Hello, I've only just started becoming interested in starting an Ant colony and I've had some questions about the ants around the south-western Ontario ants. Now, most species around here aren't active yet, yes. However, I noticed last year that some of the local harvester ants are quite large and could easily be mistaken for a queen ant without her wings! Anyone have some tips for differentiating between these and other ants? Or am I just going to have to pounce on every above average ant I see? Thanks in advance!
Re: Question about Ontarian Ants
Look at the thorax/mesosoma. Workers have a much thinner mesosoma than that of a queen.
From AntWiki:
You can easily see the size of the mesosoma in this picture.
This, on the other hand, is a worker.
From AntWiki:
You can easily see the size of the mesosoma in this picture.
This, on the other hand, is a worker.
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Re: Question about Ontarian Ants
Those are in fact Camponotus pennsylvanicus. The largest harvesters in Ontario are Aphaenogaster lamellidens, my favourite species
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Yep. They are.Canadiananter wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:19 pmThose are in fact Camponotus pennsylvanicus. The largest harvesters in Ontario are Aphaenogaster lamellidens, my favourite species
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