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by MorbidBugg
Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:56 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Smallest queen ive ever seen 4 mm Ontario 6:30 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 12110

Re: Smallest queen ive ever seen 4 mm Ontario 6:30 pm

Can you possibly get any pics of the petiole? because of her position on the cotton these were the best ones I could get from the set https://i.imgur.com/5iLV2sJ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xwJbzRN.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OtyuwDZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/YC9gqUF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/HaGhmnc.jpg
by MorbidBugg
Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:00 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Smallest queen ive ever seen 4 mm Ontario 6:30 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 12110

Re: Smallest queen ive ever seen 4 mm Ontario 6:30 pm

Okay so seeing her again I can confirm she is 100% not lasius. The antenna curve is completely wrong.

Current theories in order of likelihood

brachymyrmex
paratechnica
prenolepis
by MorbidBugg
Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:27 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Smallest queen ive ever seen 4 mm Ontario 6:30 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 12110

Smallest queen ive ever seen 4 mm Ontario 6:30 pm

so like the title says smallest queen ive seen its so small I could barely get these pics in the daylight with an extra led light trying to brighten her. https://i.imgur.com/NahEQfu.jpg https://i.imgur.com/sYB3Ehq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/pnUkiIE.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9XTDWmK.jpg I don't think its ...
by MorbidBugg
Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:17 am
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Morbid Buggs ants and bugs and plants
Replies: 14
Views: 7255

Re: Morbid Buggs ants and bugs and plants

So this will probably be my last ant update before hibernation. I'll keep it open for my plants. Through the winter with minor updates. As the season comes close to an end and all the room is begining to slow. Many of my fruits and veggies have been harvest and are waiting to be chopped down for the...
by MorbidBugg
Sun Sep 16, 2018 10:29 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Gypsum ant setup killing my ants??
Replies: 7
Views: 4874

Re: Gypsum ant setup killing my ants??

Another question: did you make it yourself? What glue did you use if so?

And to post an image upload it to an img hosting site like imgur.com deviant art then copy the url don't worry about embedding I don't mind copy and paste.
by MorbidBugg
Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:30 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Gypsum ant setup killing my ants??
Replies: 7
Views: 4874

Re: Gypsum ant setup killing my ants??

Can we get a picture of the new setup. And did it come with a label? I'd kinda want to see the back. Gypsum is calcium sulfate dihydrate. It's just plaster essentially... so it SHOULDN'T do anything... however if there was any added chemicals we would need to see them to be able to say what it is. (...
by MorbidBugg
Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:22 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Gypsum ant setup killing my ants??
Replies: 7
Views: 4874

Re: Gypsum ant setup killing my ants??

Can we get a picture of the new setup.
by MorbidBugg
Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:03 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Ontario rainfall watching
Replies: 39
Views: 19322

Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Crematogaster and lasius parasitic sp flight today in southern ontario
by MorbidBugg
Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:02 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: QUEEN ID NEEDED
Replies: 9
Views: 4427

Re: QUEEN ID NEEDED

Crematogaster Sp. to properly I'd her we would need to see mesoma or thorax for a further ID.
by MorbidBugg
Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:43 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Western PA ID assistance please.
Replies: 19
Views: 7981

Re: Western PA ID assistance please.

https://imgur.com/a/220XvEZ

It is not easy taking a picture of a wrap around tattoo.. lesson learned XD