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Found ants and possible queen in my old flower pots. Help IDENTIFY

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:40 pm
by PRW3ants
Idk if this is my queen but she's really big with no wings. Their are ants almost her size with wings I caught as well. She has such smaller workers and winged ants too.
https://flic.kr/p/Z1yubd
https://flic.kr/p/Z1ytTQ
The next 2 pics show the winged male near her and a worker. Bit I found allot of ants with wings that were much larger than the other workers an winged ants. Maybe I found multiple virgin queens??? The 2 pics above this are of the biggest ant I found with no wings.
https://flic.kr/p/G9zapg
https://flic.kr/p/213qCLy

And help is appreciated.

Re: ID Request

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:00 pm
by Phoenix
Parasitic Lasius Sp.
Nice Catch!

Re: ID Request

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:30 am
by PRW3ants
Phoenix wrote:
Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:00 pm
Parasitic Lasius Sp.
Nice Catch!
So you can see the queen?

Re: ID Request

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:18 pm
by PRW3ants
PRW3ants wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:30 am
Phoenix wrote:
Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:00 pm
Parasitic Lasius Sp.
Nice Catch!
So you can see the queen?

All of the worker I found with her are pale and fast moving nothing like the pictures you find for the name you said?

Re: Found ants and possible queen in my old flower pots. Help IDENTIFY

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:51 pm
by Batspiderfish
We can see a dealate Lasius claviger queen, along with males and workers, but this doesn't mean that the dealate is the colony's queen.

Re: Found ants and possible queen in my old flower pots. Help IDENTIFY

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:01 pm
by PRW3ants
Batspiderfish wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:51 pm
We can see a dealate Lasius claviger queen, along with males and workers, but this doesn't mean that the dealate is the colony's queen.
Ok so in the enclosure there are 3 ants the same size with slightly bigger heads and more color defined on their back end. They have no wings and they have wing scars???

Re: Found ants and possible queen in my old flower pots. Help IDENTIFY

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:02 pm
by PRW3ants
PRW3ants wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:01 pm
Batspiderfish wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:51 pm
We can see a dealate Lasius claviger queen, along with males and workers, but this doesn't mean that the dealate is the colony's queen.
Ok so in the enclosure there are 3 ants the same size with slightly bigger heads and more color defined on their back end. They have no wings and they have wing scars???
Bigger heads than the ones in the pictures I just showed you

Re: Found ants and possible queen in my old flower pots. Help IDENTIFY

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:15 pm
by PRW3ants
PRW3ants wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:02 pm
PRW3ants wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:01 pm
Batspiderfish wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:51 pm
We can see a dealate Lasius claviger queen, along with males and workers, but this doesn't mean that the dealate is the colony's queen.
Ok so in the enclosure there are 3 ants the same size with slightly bigger heads and more color defined on their back end. They have no wings and they have wing scars???
Bigger heads than the ones in the pictures I just showed you
https://flic.kr/p/Z1ytTQ
I have 4 the same size and appearance as this ant. Is this a queen?
https://flic.kr/p/Z1yubd

Re: Found ants and possible queen in my old flower pots. Help IDENTIFY

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:41 pm
by Batspiderfish
Yes, those are Lasius claviger queens, although there is no indication that they are mated. They are most likely nuptial queens that failed to fly this year. As stated in your other ID thread, measurements are required for reliable identifications.

Re: Found ants and possible queen in my old flower pots. Help IDENTIFY

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 4:46 pm
by PRW3ants
Batspiderfish wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:41 pm
Yes, those are Lasius claviger queens, although there is no indication that they are mated. They are most likely nuptial queens that failed to fly this year. As stated in your other ID thread, measurements are required for reliable identifications.
Ok. Good info thank you!