Thank you Batspiderfish!!Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 9:16 pmAphaenogaster sp.
Aphaenogaster are "fully" claustral -- the ones that aren't social parasites, at least.
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- Mon May 28, 2018 9:47 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Worker ant identification
- Replies: 2
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Re: Worker ant identification
- Fri May 25, 2018 8:22 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Queen ant identification
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Re: Queen ant identification
Link does not work, but that IS a good sign! I believe cleaning gasters is a sign of recently have been mated!Ltislander wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 12:20 pmI took another look at her and her gahster is bloated and she keeps licking it. Is that good?
- Fri May 25, 2018 8:07 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Charlotte, NC/USA 7/23/17
- Replies: 3
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- Fri May 25, 2018 8:05 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Bad sign or good sign?
- Replies: 7
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- Fri May 25, 2018 8:02 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Worker ant identification
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2043
Worker ant identification
Hey guys! I caught this ant earlier today because I haven't seen one in my area similar to it. It seems to be of a semi-claustral species and I was curious if anyone could identify it so that I could research and have better chances of catching a queen in the near future. Here are some images. The w...
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:27 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Charlotte, NC
- Replies: 4
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Re: Charlotte, NC
http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/ I actually did a little research on it when I saw your message. I dont yet have a colony of my own so I can't try to start a parasitic one, but it would have been an amazing experience. I releas...
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:36 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Charlotte, NC Camponotus
- Replies: 1
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Charlotte, NC Camponotus
Hey guys :) went on a walk today for a rain two days ago, and I hadnt seen any alates, no trace of either male or female, and just as I was going home after 2 hours, I spotted these guys on the side of the road. Both very large ants. This first one was actually struggling to walk and as you can see,...
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:21 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Charlotte, NC
- Replies: 4
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Re: Charlotte, NC
Wow! Thank you so much batspiderfish!Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:48 amThe first queen is a Lasius social parasite queen, probably Lasius murphyi.
Queen two is Pheidole sp.
Queen three is Nylanderia sp.
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 1:29 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Charlotte, NC
- Replies: 4
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Charlotte, NC
Hello fellow antkeepers! There was a huge rainstorm yesterday and I decided to look for some ants and MAN! I found so many alates! Male.. ones, that were dead and being harvested as food from already established ant colonies :cry: lol but, with male alates, comes female alates. Surprisingly, I found...
- Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:56 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Bad sign or good sign?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4330