Southern ontario ant for identification please

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DBrown

Southern ontario ant for identification please

Post: # 13522Post DBrown
Mon Oct 10, 2016 1:24 pm

Hi everyone. I'm new to ant keeping as of this summer. I found a few queens on October 6 in the evening, and was wondering if any of you could identify her for me. She is 5 to 6 mm long and relish brown. Found in Brant county Ontario. Hopefully the pics are good enough for an ID. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Kvj ... E02ZVhVRlU

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Re: Southern ontario ant for identification please

Post: # 13526Post Chewyrockafeller
Mon Oct 10, 2016 7:17 pm

L. Claviger based on coloring, and local, or Mrymica spp.? New at this so wait for better ID attempts.

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Re: Southern ontario ant for identification please

Post: # 13529Post Martialis
Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:49 pm

DBrown wrote:Hi everyone. I'm new to ant keeping as of this summer. I found a few queens on October 6 in the evening, and was wondering if any of you could identify her for me. She is 5 to 6 mm long and relish brown. Found in Brant county Ontario. Hopefully the pics are good enough for an ID. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Kvj ... E02ZVhVRlU
I agree with L. Claviger. You need some sort of (Lasius) host workers and brood to get her to survive, as she's a temporary social parasite.
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Re: Southern ontario ant for identification please

Post: # 13530Post Batspiderfish
Mon Oct 10, 2016 9:31 pm

If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.

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Post: # 13534Post DBrown
Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:19 pm

Thank you all for identifying this species. Happy to know what they are, sad because I have no ants to put her with. And when I say her I mean 24. What should I do. Here are a few more pics.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Kvjq ... p=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Kvjq ... p=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Kvjq ... p=drivesdk

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Re: Southern ontario ant for identification please

Post: # 13552Post Martialis
Tue Oct 11, 2016 6:00 am

DBrown wrote:Thank you all for identifying this species. Happy to know what they are, sad because I have no ants to put her with. And when I say her I mean 24. What should I do. Here are a few more pics.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Kvjq ... p=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Kvjq ... p=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Kvjq ... p=drivesdk
It's quite possible your house has a Lasius colony nearby. Mine has two, and I've stolen pupae from the ore than once. You might want to take them using a wet q-tip, along with a few workers.
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Re: Southern ontario ant for identification please

Post: # 13555Post JoeHostile
Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:49 am

Hey if your looking to give some away, I am now interested in getting a few more of these parasitic queens. I have a small Lasius neoniger colony and I found a Lasius Claviger queen so I've made up a little test tube with callow workers, pupae, larvae and eggs. I put the Claviger queen in there and so far so good. However chances of success are extremely small so I'd love to have more than one opportunity. Anyway let me know before you release 24 queens or something. I live in Cambridge and can come get some.

DBrown

Re: Southern ontario ant for identification please

Post: # 13570Post DBrown
Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:45 am

Martialis wrote:
DBrown wrote:Thank you all for identifying this species. Happy to know what they are, sad because I have no ants to put her with. And when I say her I mean 24. What should I do. Here are a few more pics.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Kvjq ... p=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Kvjq ... p=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Kvjq ... p=drivesdk
It's quite possible your house has a Lasius colony nearby. Mine has two, and I've stolen pupae from the ore than once. You might want to take them using a wet q-tip, along with a few workers.
That's a great idea I think I'll give it a try.

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