I would need to see the hair on the gaster for this one, but for now it's L. umbratus or L. speculiventris.Martialis wrote:Nathant wrote:Anyone may still send pics of queens!
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Tada!
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You found a larger picture! doesn't seem to be so parasitic after all.Batspiderfish wrote:Tada!
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Hmm... I'll say Lasius umbratus. Holding my breath .Martialis wrote:You found a larger picture! doesn't seem to be so parasitic after all.Batspiderfish wrote:Tada!
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Yes! Fist PumpMartialis wrote:Umbratus
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Antwiki seems to think it is Lasius nearcticus, the flavus-group species (in actuality, it is a picture of Lasius umbratus). Whoever did the most recent AntsCanada video on social parasites used this photograph in the beginning, recognizing it as a social parasite, but still called it Lasius nearcticus.
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If you like shiny, black ants, then the native Formica neogagates or Monomorium minimum might be of interest to you.SpeciesK wrote: That black and silver ant is the most beautiful ant I ever saw...
My dream species is the vibrantly red/orange Aphaenogaster tennesseensis, which is quite rare in Maine. Ants can be very beautiful.
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