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by Batspiderfish
Sun Sep 16, 2018 9:11 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Lasius Neoniger? Labor Day Queen?
Replies: 4
Views: 2980

Re: Lasius Neoniger? Labor Day Queen?

Lasius americanus stops flying around mid-August, so it could be L. pallitarsis or L. neoniger. Only pictures of the teeth on the mandibles and the hairs on the antennae will distinguish these two.
by Batspiderfish
Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:14 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: myrmica queen identification
Replies: 8
Views: 18587

Re: myrmica queen identification

I thought you said you had to disect a worker to id it. In some cases you do! The main point is that Myrmica is moderately diverse and the differences between most species are so subtle that even decent macro photography is insufficient. Some ants simply won't be identified on forums like this with...
by Batspiderfish
Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:57 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: QUEEN ID PLEASE
Replies: 3
Views: 2243

Re: QUEEN ID PLEASE

Hey just wondering what prevented you from identifying the species. Because I just identified an ant that looks exactly like this as Lasius neoniger and now I’m wondering if I should have just said Lasius sp. Niger-group Lasius can only be properly identified with a view of the hairs on the antenna...
by Batspiderfish
Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:09 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: What species is this?
Replies: 7
Views: 3218

Re: What species is this?

Probably Lasius americanus, since she has pupae. Caught after her flight?
by Batspiderfish
Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:07 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: MI tiger eye colored queens
Replies: 4
Views: 3656

Re: MI tiger eye colored queens

Lasius sp. Hey just wondering what prevented you from identifying the species. Because I just identified an ant that looks exactly like this as Lasius neoniger and now I’m wondering if I should have just said Lasius sp. Niger-group Lasius can only be properly identified with a view of the hairs on ...
by Batspiderfish
Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:04 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: MI tiger eye colored queens
Replies: 4
Views: 3656

Re: MI tiger eye colored queens

Lasius sp.
by Batspiderfish
Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:45 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Camponotus or no? Nebraska
Replies: 10
Views: 5808

Re: Camponotus or no? Nebraska

"sp." is just an abbreviation for species. "spp." means "species pluralis", more than one species.

Lasius are claustral and don't need to be fed until workers.