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Can Prenolepis Imparis ants be black/dark brown?
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:20 pm
by AngeredFlame850
I have a queen ant who I am a bit unsure of and I am making thinking that it might be a prenolepis ant as she is laying eggs even though it is winter... However, she is not light brown/orangiesh as prenolepis ants so I am wondering if they can also be black. Here is a clip of my queen ant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtqF8KoTh0
Re: Can Prenolepis Imparis ants be black/dark brown?
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:33 pm
by idahoantgirl
AngeredFlame850 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:20 pm
I have a queen ant who I am a bit unsure of and I am making thinking that it might be a prenolepis ant as she is laying eggs even though it is winter... However, she is not light brown/orangiesh as prenolepis ants so I am wondering if they can also be black. Here is a clip of my queen ant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtqF8KoTh0
my guess is formica
Re: Can Prenolepis Imparis ants be black/dark brown?
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:48 pm
by AngeredFlame850
idahoantgirl wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:33 pm
AngeredFlame850 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:20 pm
I have a queen ant who I am a bit unsure of and I am making thinking that it might be a prenolepis ant as she is laying eggs even though it is winter... However, she is not light brown/orangiesh as prenolepis ants so I am wondering if they can also be black. Here is a clip of my queen ant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtqF8KoTh0
my guess is formica
Oh Okay
Re: Can Prenolepis Imparis ants be black/dark brown?
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:55 pm
by PenguinAntKeeper
When did you catch her?
Re: Can Prenolepis Imparis ants be black/dark brown?
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:21 pm
by AngeredFlame850
Late august or early september in Virginia (USA)
Re: Can Prenolepis Imparis ants be black/dark brown?
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:30 pm
by PenguinAntKeeper
Based on that I would guess Lasius sp. or Crematogaster sp. but I would wait for a more experienced person to identify them, like batspiderfish. Definitely not Prenolepis imparis if you caught her in September/August.
Re: Can Prenolepis Imparis ants be black/dark brown?
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:43 pm
by AngeredFlame850
PenguinAntKeeper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:30 pm
Based on that I would guess
Lasius sp. or
Crematogaster sp. but I would wait for a more experienced person to identify them, like batspiderfish. Definitely not
Prenolepis imparis if you caught her in September/August.
Ok thx
Re: Can Prenolepis Imparis ants be black/dark brown?
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:02 pm
by AngeredFlame850
Here is another video taken from the side angle. Her wings are bent for some reason and won't come off. Thanks for the help so far!
Re: Can Prenolepis Imparis ants be black/dark brown?
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:37 am
by Jadeninja9
Prenolepis imparis can be dark brown like mine, but they fly from January-May, and your's doesn't look like a Prenolepis imparis queen, so it's most likely Formica sp.