Lasius queens?

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VisualDarkness
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Lasius queens?

Post: # 28362Post VisualDarkness
Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:14 am

Are these 6 Lasius queens that already layed eggs in their temporary holders? Caught in Sweden.

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Re: Lasius queens?

Post: # 28363Post VisualDarkness
Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:32 am

About 7mm
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orangeant
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Re: Lasius queens?

Post: # 28377Post orangeant
Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:11 am

They should be Lasius Niger unless I'm very much mistaken.
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Re: Lasius queens?

Post: # 28384Post idahoantgirl
Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:15 am

orangeant wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:11 am
 They should be Lasius Niger unless I'm very much mistaken.
considering the time of year, I'd say lasius neoniger.
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Re: ID Request

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Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:59 am

Lasius Sp For Sure.
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Re: Lasius queens?

Post: # 28470Post VisualDarkness
Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:46 pm

Neoniger doesn't seem to exist in Sweden so niger is surely a better guess.
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Re: Lasius queens?

Post: # 28476Post Batspiderfish
Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:27 pm

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?

Post: # 28478Post VisualDarkness
Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:32 pm

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:27 pm
 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.
They are 6 different individuals.
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