Lasius what? Unknown
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Lasius what? Unknown
Here are the best shots of the teeth i can get and a side view. I caught her early Sept. And heard that she could be a neoniger or pallitarsis based on her teeth. Anyone help thru these photos.
Shes yet to lay any eggs. So im thinking about hibernating her soon but should i feed her ornis she okay?
Shes yet to lay any eggs. So im thinking about hibernating her soon but should i feed her ornis she okay?
2 Tetramorium Immigran Colonies #1 [40-50 workers] #2 [5-7 workers])
1 Lasius Neoniger Queen [waiting to lay after Hibernation]
1 Lasius Neoniger Queen [waiting to lay after Hibernation]
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Re: Lasius what? Unknown
Lasius is most easily and correctly IDed with workers.
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.
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I mean technically they don’t need food because they are designed to be able to go through hibernation and founding a colony without food. Plus I’m sure getting ready to fly out of the nest involves stocking up on food supplies. But there is no harm in offering her a little food and sugar just in case she needs/wants it before she starts a colony.
Keeping:
Tetramorium immigrans * Lasius Neoniger * Lasius Claviger * Messor Aciculatus * Myrmica Rubra * Camponotus Novaeboracensis * Camponotus Turkastanus * Pheidole Pallidula
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfFtn6RegZ3F1NdS1g08NA
Tetramorium immigrans * Lasius Neoniger * Lasius Claviger * Messor Aciculatus * Myrmica Rubra * Camponotus Novaeboracensis * Camponotus Turkastanus * Pheidole Pallidula
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfFtn6RegZ3F1NdS1g08NA
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I guess I will have to wait until after hibernation to find out, because she has not laid anything in the past month. I put her in mid 60's Fahrenheit to start prep-ing her for hibernation.TheRealAntMan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:21 pmLasius is most easily and correctly IDed with workers.
Thanks for the response guys! Much appreciated!
2 Tetramorium Immigran Colonies #1 [40-50 workers] #2 [5-7 workers])
1 Lasius Neoniger Queen [waiting to lay after Hibernation]
1 Lasius Neoniger Queen [waiting to lay after Hibernation]
Re: Lasius what? Unknown
I just happened to stumble onto your youtube channel lastnight, and here you are responding to my post. Its a small little ant world huh?JoeHostile1 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 10:52 amI mean technically they don’t need food because they are designed to be able to go through hibernation and founding a colony without food. Plus I’m sure getting ready to fly out of the nest involves stocking up on food supplies. But there is no harm in offering her a little food and sugar just in case she needs/wants it before she starts a colony.
by the way I like your ant setup! mines similar yet smaller
2 Tetramorium Immigran Colonies #1 [40-50 workers] #2 [5-7 workers])
1 Lasius Neoniger Queen [waiting to lay after Hibernation]
1 Lasius Neoniger Queen [waiting to lay after Hibernation]
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Lol it is a small ant world for sure. Hard to find people interested in ants. I actually made my set up way better since I shot that video. 3 more formicariums from Tar Heel ants (Tar Heel ants addiction) and a bunch more founding colonies.
Keeping:
Tetramorium immigrans * Lasius Neoniger * Lasius Claviger * Messor Aciculatus * Myrmica Rubra * Camponotus Novaeboracensis * Camponotus Turkastanus * Pheidole Pallidula
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfFtn6RegZ3F1NdS1g08NA
Tetramorium immigrans * Lasius Neoniger * Lasius Claviger * Messor Aciculatus * Myrmica Rubra * Camponotus Novaeboracensis * Camponotus Turkastanus * Pheidole Pallidula
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfFtn6RegZ3F1NdS1g08NA
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Re: Lasius what? Unknown
It looks like neoniger or pallitarsis to me. They both have longer, shinier abdomens. Yet judging on the time she was caught, I would say neoniger.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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Tell me about it. I would rejoice if someone listened to me on ants for the first time.JoeHostile1 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:21 amLol it is a small ant world for sure. Hard to find people interested in ants. I actually made my set up way better since I shot that video. 3 more formicariums from Tar Heel ants (Tar Heel ants addiction) and a bunch more founding colonies.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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