All black and shiny, about 7 mm at most.
https://imgur.com/gallery/XwjmD
Queen ant ID - Lawrence, KS - 6/30/2017
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Antsinohio
Re: Queen ant ID - Lawrence, KS - 6/30/2017
Its the little black ant (monomorium minimum)
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idahoantgirl
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Re: Queen ant ID - Lawrence, KS - 6/30/2017
You sure? The gaster looks too pointy to me..
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
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Batspiderfish
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Re: Queen ant ID - Lawrence, KS - 6/30/2017
Crematogaster
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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Dandroid
Re: Queen ant ID - Lawrence, KS - 6/30/2017
I have a few other of what I think are crematogaster queens, and they're definitely larger; is it normal for there to be such a range in size of queens of that type?
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Batspiderfish
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Re: Queen ant ID - Lawrence, KS - 6/30/2017
Within a genus, there are usually species of various sizes.
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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Dandroid
Re: Queen ant ID - Lawrence, KS - 6/30/2017
Ok, the reason I asked is because it looks like I have about 6 crematogaster queens. I thought this one was signicantly smaller, but after just looking a minute ago, it looks like it's only about a mm smaller than the largest.
How can I speciate this?
How can I speciate this?
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legoer44
Re: Queen ant ID - Lawrence, KS - 6/30/2017
I caught one of these in August but it recently died so be careful.
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