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Uhhhhhhhhhhhh I am confused
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:04 pm
by QuinnCowie
I can't find a queen ant lusius Niger in Trenton Ontario Canada
Re: Uhhhhhhhhhhhh I am confused
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:28 pm
by idahoantgirl
QuinnCowie wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:04 pm
I can't find a queen ant lusius Niger in Trenton Ontario Canada
Be patient. It may take a while. (If it makes you feel any better, I've been ant keeping for a while and this year I haven't seen any queens other than Tetramorium. I also haven't been looking very much though.) I think I saw someone say that Lasius Niger isn't found in Canada. They said to look for Lasius Neoniger. Lasius Neoniger usually flies later in the year (September where I live) And they often wait to lay eggs till after hibernation.
Re: Uhhhhhhhhhhhh I am confused
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:44 pm
by Nathant
I would like to add that the presence of
Lasius niger in North America looks sketchy, and possibly could be mis-IDs of
Lasius alienus.
Anyways, just be patient and look around.
Lasius alienus have started to fly in North America, and the other
Lasius are soon to come. You just can't miss their large flights if you are lucky enough to be outside during one.
Re: Uhhhhhhhhhhhh I am confused
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:43 pm
by FarrAnts
All this talk of nuptial flights and queens makes me want to go anting! I will once I'm off work, lol.