ID US Maryland 5mm 4-14 Orange 2mm

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AntsMclama

ID US Maryland 5mm 4-14 Orange 2mm

Post: # 19425Post AntsMclama
Fri Apr 14, 2017 3:30 pm

Looking for lasius ants with eggs, i lifed up a garden stone brick and a bunch of bright tiny orange ants with brood were at the surface on lets say...to the left.
On the far right side 18 inches away was a single queen, worker and major ant.
Now i dont know of any lasius ants that have majors, but i still want to know what ant species these are. I have already put the queen back where i found her.

The queen is 5mm long, major 3, normal worker 2mm. They are orange and the workers mandibles expand outward pretty far. (Cool)

Direct link: http://i.imgur.com/dE31HL1l
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Now, hoping this is lasius, i have about 12 workers and like 3 to 6 eggs, pupae i believe. And a lasius umbratus queen from before winter waiting on a family ;) also a lasius claviger.

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Re: ID US Maryland 5mm 4-14 Orange 2mm

Post: # 19433Post Batspiderfish
Fri Apr 14, 2017 7:56 pm

Pheidole sp.
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Baltimore410Keeper

Re: ID US Maryland 5mm 4-14 Orange 2mm

Post: # 19544Post Baltimore410Keeper
Sun Apr 16, 2017 7:35 pm

nice to see so many Maryland ant keepers ^.^ best of luck!

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