Lasius queens?
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Lasius queens?
Are these 6 Lasius queens that already layed eggs in their temporary holders? Caught in Sweden.
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Re: Lasius queens?
About 7mm
Re: Lasius queens?
They should be Lasius Niger unless I'm very much mistaken.
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Re: Lasius queens?
considering the time of year, I'd say lasius neoniger.
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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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Re: Lasius queens?
Neoniger doesn't seem to exist in Sweden so niger is surely a better guess.
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Re: Lasius queens?
There are lots of brown Lasius in Sweden. I wouldn't be able to tell from these pictures, but if she doesn't have any erect hairs on her antennal scapes, she is most likely Lasius alienus or L. brunneus.
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Re: Lasius queens?
They are 6 different individuals.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:27 pmThere are lots of brown Lasius in Sweden. I wouldn't be able to tell from these pictures, but if she doesn't have any erect hairs on her antennal scapes, she is most likely Lasius alienus or L. brunneus.
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