I caught several queens in Montreal Canada at the end of July, July 23. Now that the workers are out, they seems to be the size and shape of Lasius workers, about half the size of my other queens that I'm pretty sure are Formica Subserecia.
The workers are about 3mm and the queen is about 9mm, maybe 8mm.
Here is a video of the species I am wondering about:
Here is a shot of the queen:
Here is a shot of my Formica next to this species I think is Lasius. You can see the difference in size of the workers:
Thanks
Thought it was Formica, now wonder if it is Lasius?
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Re: Thought it was Formica, now wonder if it is Lasius?
I really think this is Lasius niger.
I've been searching the internet and found mention of an established population of L. niger in Quebec, which is where they were found.
The other Lasius pictures I have seen for North America seem to be browner or yellowish.
I've been searching the internet and found mention of an established population of L. niger in Quebec, which is where they were found.
The other Lasius pictures I have seen for North America seem to be browner or yellowish.
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Re: Thought it was Formica, now wonder if it is Lasius?
This would almost certainly be Lasius alienus. A clearer view of the antennal scapes would help. There are practically zero legitimate Lasius niger finds made by hobbyists in North America.
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