What is this worker species?
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What is this worker species?
https://goo.gl/photos/S1AvPWTi4mp5YB8o7 these four photos
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Re: What is this worker species?
Are you sure? It kind of resembles the Camponotus castaneus workers I have around my house. I can't really see the thorax good though to distinguish it between the two
Keeping:
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
Re: What is this worker species?
xTNxANTMANx wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2017 6:56 pm
Are you sure? It kind of resembles the Camponotus castaneus workers I have around my house. I can't really see the thorax good though to distinguish it between the two
Yes. If you look at the mesosoma, you can see two "humps" instead of the one found on Camponotus.
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Re: What is this worker species?
That's what I was looking for...i can't really make it out though from these pictures. You are probably right though.
Keeping:
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
Re: What is this worker species?
Are these guys hard to dig up and find the queen of? I've found four queens of little species
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Re: What is this worker species?
Digging up a pre-existing colony is unethical. You should try to find queens during nuptial flights.
Founding:
Crematogaster (2X)
Lasius Neoniger (2X)
Crematogaster (2X)
Lasius Neoniger (2X)
Re: What is this worker species?
How is it unethical? I make sure not to harm any ants
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Re: What is this worker species?
As opposed to capturing a foundress queen that was unlikely to have survived anyways, capturing a colony that's two or three years old (and has mostly survived the hardest parts of its lifecycle) has a greater ecological impact. Not only do wild-raised colonies have a difficult time surviving in captivity, but the effort used in collecting them is much greater, whilst there is no guarantee that you will find the queen or that she will survive. It's like collecting a wildflower instead of taking a single seed (we shouldn't even do this, in some cases -- it's just an analogy).
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
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