Ant ID # 2 WA

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PwnerPie
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Ant ID # 2 WA

Post: # 48217Post PwnerPie
Tue Aug 21, 2018 8:28 pm

Hi All,
Size: 10 mm
Color: Orange-ish
Caught: Near a field and forest, near the base of a mountain. It was around 90 degrees, cloudy and humid. Located in Western Washington. Actually caught 3 of them on a sidewalk in different areas.

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Keeper of:
1x Formica Pacifica
2x Camponotus Modoc
1x Tetramorium Immigrans
2x Lasius Sp

Founding:
3x Lasius Sp
2x Formica Argentea
2x Myrmica Rubra

GAN Farmer: 4 Colonies sold
Goal: Supply school science classes with colonies for learning.
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MorbidBugg
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Location: Orangeville

Re: Ant ID # 2 WA

Post: # 48256Post MorbidBugg
Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:08 am

Look at that fat gaster she's about to explode! So I believe it's a Formica Sp. But if it is wait for a better ID Formica are not any easy one for me to get right.
Ants are life's most successful invaders. Understand and respect that power.
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Batspiderfish
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Re: Ant ID # 2 WA

Post: # 48258Post Batspiderfish
Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:57 am

Lasius pallitarsis is most likely, based on your location, but Lasius cannot be identified to the species without a view of the hairs on the antennae and the teeth on the mandibles.
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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