Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
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Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
A nuptial flight finally happened at some point during the day today, because later in the evening the sidewalks were just crawling with queens and scattered males! So I napped as many as I could. I found what I believe to be just two different species who flew around the same time.
Today's date is 8/24/2016, and I like in south-east Wisconsin. and here are the two types I caught:
They were all around 9mm long, with very fat gasters. Orangish in color, tops of their gasters and mesosomas being darker. Some of them had wings still on, the wings were fairly dark greyish brown. The last picture is a winged one which I believe is the same species as the other.
The second kind I caught was a lot smaller, dark orangish with brown parts on the gaster. Only about 4-5mm long, sorry if the pics aren't as good. Caught in the same area, I would see these queens on the same blocks of sidewalk as the other species.
Right click any image and hit "view image" if you want to see their full size. Let me know if you know what these are! Thanks!
Today's date is 8/24/2016, and I like in south-east Wisconsin. and here are the two types I caught:
They were all around 9mm long, with very fat gasters. Orangish in color, tops of their gasters and mesosomas being darker. Some of them had wings still on, the wings were fairly dark greyish brown. The last picture is a winged one which I believe is the same species as the other.
The second kind I caught was a lot smaller, dark orangish with brown parts on the gaster. Only about 4-5mm long, sorry if the pics aren't as good. Caught in the same area, I would see these queens on the same blocks of sidewalk as the other species.
Right click any image and hit "view image" if you want to see their full size. Let me know if you know what these are! Thanks!
Re: Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
Hey AntMomo! I know I'm a hour or so away from you and I believe that might they be Lasius Flavus.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
P.S. I caught 11 queens during the whole thing!
Correct me if I'm wrong.
P.S. I caught 11 queens during the whole thing!
Re: Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
Actually now that I look closer I know the first one is Lasius Alienus.
Re: Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
Haha nice! I was wondering if you would have seen the same flight today too. I caught 10! I had to run back inside to get more tubes at one point lol.AnthonyP163 wrote:Hey AntMomo! I know I'm a hour or so away from you and I believe that might they be Lasius Flavus.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
P.S. I caught 11 queens during the whole thing!
I had considered lasius for the larger ones, yeah. I'll wait to see some second opinions as well. thank you!
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Re: Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
What tells you that? We're definitely in the right genus, by the way.AnthonyP163 wrote:Actually now that I look closer I know the first one is Lasius Alienus.
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Re: Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
You might notice that she is lacking the second petiole node. There is another northern ant as tiny as Solenopsis molesta.AnthonyP163 wrote:Second one is Solenopsis Molesta 99% sure
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Re: Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
I have a solenopsis molesta queen, and while the shape and size looks the same, my queen is bright bright orangeBatspiderfish wrote:You might notice that she is lacking the second petiole node. There is another northern ant as tiny as Solenopsis molesta.AnthonyP163 wrote:Second one is Solenopsis Molesta 99% sure
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
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Re: Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
Solenopsis molesta can be yellow, orange, or brown, but the absence of a second petiole node tells me that she is neither Solenopsis nor in the Myrmicinae subfamily.idahoantgirl wrote: I have a solenopsis molesta queen, and while the shape and size looks the same, my queen is bright bright orange
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Re: Caught today! Two more Wisconsin IDs
Yeah, they have to be from the Lasius genus.
Patiently awaiting nuptial flights
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