Bay area lasius??

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YSTheAnt
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Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30291Post YSTheAnt
Sun Aug 27, 2017 10:39 am

Does anyone know if lasius neoniger is found in CA bay area? I was hoping to get some last minute queens...
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Re: Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30292Post AntsRule
Sun Aug 27, 2017 10:50 am

These lasius are native to CA accoreding to antmaps.org :D
Lasius alienus
Lasius atopus
Lasius californicus
Lasius crypticus
Lasius flavus
Lasius humilis
Lasius latipes
Lasius minutus
Lasius murphyi
Lasius neoniger
Lasius niger
Lasius pallitarsis
Lasius sitiens
Lasius subumbratus
Lasius umbratus
Lasius vestitus
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Jadeninja9
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Re: Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30303Post Jadeninja9
Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:20 pm

I can confirm Lasius alienus lol
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Re: Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30306Post Jadeninja9
Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:41 pm

AntsCanada said that Lasius queens usually don't start laying eggs until after hibernation. But we don't have to worry about that since Bay Area queens don't hibernate lol.
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YSTheAnt
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Re: Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30314Post YSTheAnt
Sun Aug 27, 2017 3:44 pm

Yeah, true. So sad I missed the flight. Have you ever seen a neoniger worker around here? I think I saw one yesterday but I'm not 100 percent sure that it was neoniger.
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YSTheAnt
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Re: Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30315Post YSTheAnt
Sun Aug 27, 2017 3:45 pm

AntsRule wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2017 10:50 am
These lasius are native to CA accoreding to antmaps.org :D
Lasius alienus
Lasius atopus
Lasius californicus
Lasius crypticus
Lasius flavus
Lasius humilis
Lasius latipes
Lasius minutus
Lasius murphyi
Lasius neoniger
Lasius niger
Lasius pallitarsis
Lasius sitiens
Lasius subumbratus
Lasius umbratus
Lasius vestitus
Thanks, but the bay area has a really different ecosystem them other parts of CA.
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Re: Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30328Post Jadeninja9
Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:27 pm

It's true
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YSTheAnt
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Re: Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30330Post YSTheAnt
Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:33 pm

Jadeninja9 wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:27 pm
It's true
Yeah Definitely. But have you ever seen lasius neoniger here? I don't mean queen just in general.
Check out my blog: bayareaants.blogspot.com
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Re: Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30332Post Jadeninja9
Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:35 pm

YSTheAnt wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:33 pm
Jadeninja9 wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:27 pm
It's true
Yeah Definitely. But have you ever seen lasius neoniger here? I don't mean queen just in general.
I have no clue.
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YSTheAnt
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Re: Bay area lasius??

Post: # 30334Post YSTheAnt
Sun Aug 27, 2017 8:16 pm

Ok thanks!
Check out my blog: bayareaants.blogspot.com
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