What is this ant?
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What is this ant?
I keep finding these workers but haven't seen a single queen? Can anyone identify them? Thanks in advance.
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Re: What is this ant?
I forgot to say that they are about half a centimeter in length
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Re: What is this ant?
And the location?
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Re: What is this ant?
Location is a big deal.
I saw from another post that he was from Maryland. Perhaps this is the location.
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Re: What is this ant?
In that case, then these are probably Lasius latipes or Lasius claviger. 5mm is probably too large for Lasius, but Acanthomyops workers can get pretty big. Lasius interjectus are the largest, but you would probably have seen some of their alates, as those are spring/early summer fliers.
Other possibilities are workers from the umbratus and flavus groups.
Other possibilities are workers from the umbratus and flavus groups.
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Re: What is this ant?
ThanksBatspiderfish wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:27 pmIn that case, then these are probably Lasius latipes or Lasius claviger. 5mm is probably too large for Lasius, but Acanthomyops workers can get pretty big. Lasius interjectus are the largest, but you would probably have seen some of their alates, as those are spring/early summer fliers.
Other possibilities are workers from the umbratus and flavus groups.
Interviewer: Are you interested in a long term investment?
Me: Well, I have a Camponotus sp. ant farm, so...
Me: Well, I have a Camponotus sp. ant farm, so...
Re: What is this ant?
Really, really orange ants! I am amazed there are real ants that color outside the tropics somewhere. And big ants at that. I hope you get a colony of them.
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